Saturday, December 29, 2040

Saturday of the 27th week after Pentecost

Fasting: No fastJulian: December 16

Epistle

Galatians 5.22-6.2

Read in context

5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Log in to add notes

5:23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.Log in to add notes

5:24And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.Log in to add notes

5:25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.Log in to add notes

5:26Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.Log in to add notes

6:1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.Log in to add notes

6:2Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Luke 14.1-11

Read in context

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