Friday, February 17, 2012

Friday of Meatfare

Fasting: FastJulian: February 4

Epistle

2 John 1.1-13

Read in context

1The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;Log in to add notes

2For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.Log in to add notes

3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.Log in to add notes

4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.Log in to add notes

5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.Log in to add notes

6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.Log in to add notes

7For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.Log in to add notes

8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.Log in to add notes

9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.Log in to add notes

10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:Log in to add notes

11For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.Log in to add notes

12Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.Log in to add notes

13The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Mark 15.22-22; Mark 15.25-25; Mark 15.33-41

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22And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.Log in to add notes

25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.Log in to add notes

33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.Log in to add notes

34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?Log in to add notes

35And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.Log in to add notes

36And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.Log in to add notes

37And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.Log in to add notes

38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.Log in to add notes

39And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.Log in to add notes

40There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;Log in to add notes

41(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.Log in to add notes