Wednesday November 20, 2024 / November 7, 2024
22nd Week after Pentecost. Tone four.
Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)
Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene: Hieron, Hesychius, Nicander, Athanasius, Manias, Barachius, Callinicus, Theogenes, Nicon, Longinus, Theodore, Valerius, Xanthius, Theodulus, Callimachus, Eugene, Theodochus, Ostrychius, Epiphanius, Maximian, Ducitius, Claudian, Theophilus, Gigantius, Dorotheus, Theodotus, Castrychius, Anicletus, Theomelius, Eutychius, Hilarion, Diodotus, and Amonitus (290).
Venerable Lazarus the Wonderworker of Mt. Galesion near Ephesus (1054).
New Hieromartyrs Cyril (Smirnov) metropolitan of Kazan, Michael, Alexander, Aleksander, Michael, Aleksander, Nicholas, Alexis, Paul, Basil, Paulinus priests, John and Benjamin deacons, Martyr Nicholas, Virgin-martyr Elisabeth (1937).
New Hieromartyrs Sergius archbishop of Eletsk, Nicholas priest and Martyr Gregory (1937).
Finding of the relics of priest Constantine Golubev (1995).
New Hieromartyr Joseph (Petrovykh), metropolitan of Petrograd (1938).
Venerable Zosimas, abbot of Vorbozoma (1550).
Translation of the relics of St. Cyril, abbot of New Lake (Vologda) (1649).
Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra (303).
Martyrs Melasippus, Cassina, their son Antoninus, and forty children converted by their martyrdom, at Ancyra (363).
Martyrs Auctus, Taurion, and Thessalonica at Amphipolis in Macedonia.
“Leaping with Joy” (1795) Icon of the Mother of God.
St. Willibrord, archbishop of Utrecht, apostle of Frisia (739) (Neth.).
Martyr Athenodorus (Greek).
Martyr Alexander of Thessalonica (305) (Greek).
St. Gregory, brother of St. Gregory the Wonderworker (3rd c.) (Greek).
The Scripture Readings
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And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
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Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
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Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
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Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.
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Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
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Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God.
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And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,
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knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
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But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.
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Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
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But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
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I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
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But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!
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Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.
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For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three.
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Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
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Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is.
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And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is.
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Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?
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Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?
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When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
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I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite.
Thursday Reading
Colossians 4:2-9
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Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;
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meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains,
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that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
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Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
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Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
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Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.
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I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
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with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here.
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There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things?
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I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
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Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem?
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I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
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He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
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Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’
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But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
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‘And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ “