Saturday, July 26, 2014

Saturday of the 7th week after Pentecost

Fasting: No fastSix-sticheraJulian: July 13

Epistle

Romans 12.1-3

Read in context

1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.Log in to add notes

2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.Log in to add notes

3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Matthew 10.37-11.1

Read in context

10:37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.Log in to add notes

10:38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.Log in to add notes

10:39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.Log in to add notes

10:40He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.Log in to add notes

10:41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.Log in to add notes

10:42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.Log in to add notes

11:1And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.Log in to add notes