The Invisible Revealed
What does the invisible God have to do with all of these visible icons, frescoes, garments, buildings, and ornamentation?
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Wednesday May 7, 2025 / April 24, 2025
Third Week of Pascha. Tone two.
Fast. Wine and Oil Allowed
Martyr Sabbas Stratelates (“the General”) of Rome, and 70 soldiers with him (272).
St. Alexis Toth, priest of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania (1909).
Martyr Sergius (1938).
Hieromartyr Branko of Veljusa, Serbia (1941).
Venerables Sabbas (13th c.) and Alexis the Hermit of the Kiev Caves.
Martyr Alexander of Lyons (177) (Gaul).
Martyrs Pasicrates, Valentine and Julius in Moesia (Bulgaria) (228).
Martyrs Eusebius, Neon, Leontius, Longinus, and others at Nicomedia (303).
Venerable Thomas the Fool of Syria (550).
Venerable Elizabeth the Wonderworker of Constantinople (540).
St. Symeon of Transylvania (1656) (Romania).
“Molchensk” Icon (1405) of the Mother of God.
Saint Luke, Tailor of Mytilene (1564).
New Martyr Nicholas of Magnesia (1795).
St. Elias (Iorest) (1678) and St. Sava (Brancovici) (1683), metropolitans of Ardeal, confessors against the Calvinists (Transylvania).
St. Joseph the Confessor, bishop of Maramures (1711) (Romania).
New Martyr Doukas of Mitylene (1564) (Greek).
St. Innocent, presbyter on the Mount of Olives (4th c.).
St. Xenophon, founder of the monastery of St. George (Xenophontos) on Mt. Athos (1018).
New Martyr George in Anatolia (1796).
St. Wilfrid, archbishop of York (709) (Celtic & British).
St. Egbert, bishop of Iona (729) (Celtic & British).
St. Mellitus, archbishop of Canterbury. (Celtic & British).
Uncovering of the relics of St. Yvo, bishop. (Celtic & British).
The Scripture Readings
18
And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
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saying, “Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20
But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!
21
You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.
22
Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
23
For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.
24
Then Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.”
25
So when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
35
And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
36
But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe.
37
All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.
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For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
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This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.