Thursday, August 9, 2012

Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon

Fasting: No fastSix-sticheraJulian: July 27

Epistle

2 Corinthians 1.1-7

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1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:Log in to add notes

2Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.Log in to add notes

3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;Log in to add notes

4Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.Log in to add notes

5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.Log in to add notes

6And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.Log in to add notes

7And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.Log in to add notes

Epistle — St Panteleimon

2 Timothy 2.1-10

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1Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.Log in to add notes

2And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.Log in to add notes

3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.Log in to add notes

4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.Log in to add notes

5And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.Log in to add notes

6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.Log in to add notes

7Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.Log in to add notes

8Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:Log in to add notes

9Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.Log in to add notes

10Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Matthew 21.43-46

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43Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.Log in to add notes

44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.Log in to add notes

45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.Log in to add notes

46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.Log in to add notes

Gospel — St Panteleimon

John 15.17-16.2

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15:17These things I command you, that ye love one another.Log in to add notes

15:18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.Log in to add notes

15:19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.Log in to add notes

15:20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.Log in to add notes

15:21But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.Log in to add notes

15:22If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.Log in to add notes

15:23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.Log in to add notes

15:24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.Log in to add notes

15:25But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.Log in to add notes

15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:Log in to add notes

15:27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.Log in to add notes

16:1These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.Log in to add notes

16:2They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.Log in to add notes