Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women with Noble Joseph and Nicodemus the Righteous
About the beginning of His thirty-second year, when the Lord Jesus was going throughout Galilee, preaching and working miracles, many women who had received of His beneficence left their own … Continue reading
Old Testament Reading: Proverbs 14:15-26
Proverbs 14:15-26 The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going. A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint … Continue reading
Old Testament Reading: Genesis 12:1-7
Genesis 12:1-7 Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will … Continue reading
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 29:13-23
Isaiah 29:13-23 And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear … Continue reading
Saints and Feasts: Monkmartyr Euthymius of Prodromou of Mt Athos
This holy New Martyr of Christ was born in Demitsana in the Peloponnesos. His parents were Panagiotes and Maria, and he was given the name Eleutherius in Baptism. Eleutherius was … Continue reading
Saints and Feasts: Venerable Isaac the Founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople
St Isaac lived during the fourth century, received monastic tonsure and pursued ascetic labors in the desert. During the reign of the emperor Valens (364-378), a zealous adherent of the … Continue reading
Saints and Feasts: Martyr Drosis the Daughter of the Emperor Trajan
The Holy Martyr Drosis, together with Five Virgin-Martyrs Agalida, Apollinaria, Daria, Mamthusa and Thais: St Drosis was daughter of the emperor Trajan (98-117), a fierce persecutor of Christians. In the … Continue reading
Saints and Feasts: Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra
Hieromartyr Basil was a presbyter in Ancyra, Galatia. Fighting against the Arian heresy, he urged his flock to cling firmly to Orthodoxy. Because of this St Basil was deposed from … Continue reading
Epistle Reading: St. Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38
St. Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38 Prokeimenon. Mode Plagal 2. Psalm 31.11,1 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous. Verse: Blessed are they whose transgressions have been … Continue reading
Gospel Reading: Third Saturday of Lent – The Gospel of Mark 2:14-17
Third Saturday of Lent The Gospel of Mark 2:14-17 At that time, as Jesus passed on, he saw Levi the son of Alphaios sitting at the tax office, and he … Continue reading
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