Saturday, August 27, 2011

Forefeast of Dormition

Fasting: No fastSix-sticheraJulian: August 14

Epistle

1 Corinthians 1.3-9

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3Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.Log in to add notes

4I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;Log in to add notes

5That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;Log in to add notes

6Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:Log in to add notes

7So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:Log in to add notes

8Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.Log in to add notes

9God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Matthew 19.3-12

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3The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?Log in to add notes

4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,Log in to add notes

5And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?Log in to add notes

6Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.Log in to add notes

7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?Log in to add notes

8He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.Log in to add notes

9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.Log in to add notes

10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.Log in to add notes

11But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.Log in to add notes

12For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.Log in to add notes