[Readingsandsaints] Readings and saints

Tue Mar 13 04:00:17 CST 2007

Scripture Readings and Saints for Tue Mar 13 2007

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Isaiah 25:1-9  (6th Hour)
1 O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name,
For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are
faithfulness and truth.
2 For You have made a city a ruin, A fortified city a ruin, A palace
of foreigners to be a city no more; It will never be rebuilt.
3 Therefore the strong people will glorify You; The city of the
terrible nations will fear You.
4 For You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in
his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the heat; For the
blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
5 You will reduce the noise of aliens, As heat in a dry place; As heat
in the shadow of a cloud, The song of the terrible ones will be
diminished.
6 And in this mountain The Lord of hosts will make for all people A
feast of choice pieces, A feast of wines on the lees, Of fat things
full of marrow, Of well-refined wines on the lees.
7 And He will destroy on this mountain The surface of the covering
cast over all people, And the veil that is spread over all nations.
8 He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord God will wipe away
tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from
all the earth; For the Lord has spoken.
9 And it will be said in that day: Behold, this is our God; We have
waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; We have waited
for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
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Genesis 9:8-17  (Vespers, 1st Reading)
8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying:
9 And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with
your descendantsa after you,
10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the
cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of
the ark, every beast of the earth.
11 Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh
be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a
flood to destroy the earth.
12 And God said: This is the sign of the covenant which I make between
Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual
generations:
13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the
covenant between Me and the earth.
14 It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow
shall be seen in the cloud;
15 and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and
every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again
become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to
remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living
creature of all flesh that is on the earth.
17 And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the covenant which I have
established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.
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Proverbs 12:8-22  (Vespers, 2nd Reading)
8 A man will be commended according to his wisdom, But he who is of a
perverse heart will be despised.
9 Better is the one who is slighted but has a servant, Than he who
honors himself but lacks bread.
10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11 He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, But he who
follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.
12 The wicked covet the catch of evil men, But the root of the
righteous yields fruit.
13 The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the
righteous will come through trouble.
14 A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, And
the recompense of a mans hands will be rendered to him.
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who heeds
counsel is wise.
16 A fools wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame.
17 He who speaks truth declares righteousness, But a false witness,
deceit.
18 There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the
tongue of the wise promotes health.
19 The truthful lip shall be established forever, But a lying tongue
is but for a moment.
20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of
peace have joy.
21 No grave trouble will overtake the righteous, But the wicked shall
be filled with evil.
22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal
truthfully are His delight.
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Translation of the relics of St Nicephorus the Patriarch of
Constantinople
Saint Nicephorus was a dignitary at the court of the empress Irene
(797-802), and then after receiving monastic tonsure, he became known
for his piety. In the year 806 he was elevated to the patriarchal
throne. The saint was a zealous defender of the holy Icons. When the
Iconoclast emperor Leo the Armenian (813-820) came to rule, the saint
in 815 was exiled to Prokonnis, where he died in the year 828.
In the year 846 the holy relics of Patriarch Nicephorus were opened,
and were found incorrupt and fragrant. They transferred them from
Prokonnis to Constantinople and placed them for one day in Hagia
Sophia, and then transferred them to the Church of the Holy Apostles.
The saint's hands are preserved in the Hilandar monastery on Mount
Athos.
The saint left behind three writings against Iconoclasm. The main
Feast of St Nicephorus is celebrated on June 2, but today we
commemorate the finding and transfer of his holy relics.
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Martyr Sabinus (Abibus) of Egypt
The Holy Martyr Sabinus suffered in Egypt in the year 287.
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Martyr Africanus of Carthage
The Holy Martyrs Africanus, Publius and Terence suffered in the third
century at Petrium. Their memory is celebrated also on April 10.
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Martyr Publius of Carthage
The Holy Martyrs Africanus, Publius and Terence suffered in the third
century at Petrium. Their memory is celebrated also on April 10.
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Martyr Terence of Carthage
The Holy Martyrs Africanus, Publius and Terence suffered in the third
century at Petrium. Their memory is celebrated also on April 10.
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Martyr Alexander of Macedonia
The Holy Martyr Alexander was a presbyter in the city of Pidna, not
far from Thessalonica. The saint converted many pagans to Christianity
by his preaching. During the persecution against Christians under the
emperor Maximian Galerius (305-311), St Alexander was subjected to
fierce tortures, and then beheaded.
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Martyr Christina of Persia
The Holy Martyr Christina of Persia was scourged to death for
confessing her faith in Christ, during the fourth century.
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Venerable Aninas of the Euphrates
Saint Aninas the Presbyter See March 18.
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