Saturday, January 2, 2010

Repose of St. John of Kronstadt

Fasting: No fastPolyeleosJulian: December 20

Epistle

Ephesians 5.1-8

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1Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;Log in to add notes

2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.Log in to add notes

3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;Log in to add notes

4Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.Log in to add notes

5For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.Log in to add notes

6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.Log in to add notes

7Be not ye therefore partakers with them.Log in to add notes

8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:Log in to add notes

Gospel

Luke 14.1-11

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1And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.Log in to add notes

2And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.Log in to add notes

3And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?Log in to add notes

4And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;Log in to add notes

5And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?Log in to add notes

6And they could not answer him again to these things.Log in to add notes

7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,Log in to add notes

8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;Log in to add notes

9And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.Log in to add notes

10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.Log in to add notes

11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.Log in to add notes