See God in All Things

“A man becomes spiritual insofar as he lives a spiritual life. He begins to see God in all things, to see His power and might in every manifestation. Always and everywhere he sees himself abiding in God and dependent on God for all things. But insofar as a man lives a bodily life, so much he does bodily things; He doesn’t see God in anything, even in the most wondrous manifestations of His Divine power. In all things he sees body, material, everywhere and always – “God is not before his eyes.”

Saint John of Kronstadt

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Saturday March 29, 2025 / March 16, 2025

Fourth Saturday of the Great Lent. Tone six.
Great Lent. Food with Oil

Parents’ Saturday. Remembrance of the dead.
Martyr Sabinas of Hermopolis, Egypt (303).
Martyr Papas of Lycaonia (305).
St. Serapion, archbishop of Novgorod (1516).
Apostle Aristobulus of the Seventy, bishop of Britain (1st c.).
Hieromartyr Alexander, pope of Rome (119).
Martyr Julian of Anazarbus (305).
Martyrs Trophimus and Thalus of Laodicea (300).
Venerable Christodulus, wonderworker of Patmos (1093).
Martyr Romanus at Parium on the Hellespont.
10 Martyrs in Phoenicia (Greek).
St. Pimen, Fool-for-Christ and Enlightener of Dagestan, and his companion Anton Meskhi, the Censurer of Kings (13th c.) (Georgia).
St. Ambrosi (Khelaia) the Confessor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1927) (Georgia).
New Martyr Malachi of Rhodes, who suffered at Jerusalem (1500).
St. Abban of Kilabban (650) (Celtic & British).

The Scripture Readings

Hebrews 6:9-12

9

But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner.

10

For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

11

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end,

12

that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

 

1 Corinthians 15:47-57 (Departed)

47

The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.

48

As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly.

49

And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.

50

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.

51

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed-

52

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

53

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

54

So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”

55

O Death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory?

56

The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.

57

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Mark 7:31-37

31

Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee.

32

Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him.

33

And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue.

34

Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

35

Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.

36

Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

37

And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

John 5:24-30 (Departed)

24

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.

25

Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.

26

For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,

27

and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.

28

Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice

29

and come forth-those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

30

I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

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