Saturday, January 2, 2044

Repose of St. John of Kronstadt

Fasting: No fastPolyeleosJulian: December 20

Epistle

Ephesians 1.16-23

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16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;Log in to add notes

17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:Log in to add notes

18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,Log in to add notes

19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,Log in to add notes

20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,Log in to add notes

21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:Log in to add notes

22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,Log in to add notes

23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Luke 14.1-11

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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