Tuesday August 5, 2025 / July 23, 2025
9th Week after Pentecost. Tone seven.
“Pochaev” (1675) Icon of the Mother of God.
Martyrs Trophimus, Theophilus, and 13 others in Lycia (305).
St. Theodore of Sanaskar (Glorification 2001).
New Hieromartyr Michael priest and Martyr Andrew (1938).
Hieromartyr Apollinaris, bishop of Ravenna (75).
Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos “The Joy of All Who Sorrow” (with coins) in St. Petersburg (1888).
Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the Prophet Samuel.
Translation of the Relics of St. Herman (Germanus), Archbishop of Kazan.
250 martyrs killed by Bulgarians (802-811) (Greek).
Eight Martyrs of Carthage (Greek).
St. Anna of Leucadia (919) (Greek).
New Hieromartyr Nectarius (Trezvinsky), bishop of Yaransk.
Repose of St. John Cassian the Roman, abbot, of Marseilles (435).
The Scripture Readings
Luke 1:39-49, 56 Matins Gospel
39
Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,
40
and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
41
And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42
Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43
But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44
For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45
Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.
46
And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
47
And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
48
For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
49
For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name.
56
And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house.
12
For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
13
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body-whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free-and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
14
For in fact the body is not one member but many.
15
If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?
16
And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?
17
If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?
18
But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.
19
And if they were all one member, where would the body be?
20
But now indeed there are many members, yet one body.
21
And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”
22
No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
23
And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty,
24
but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it,
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that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
26
And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
Matthew 18:18-22; 19:1-2; 13-15
18
Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
19
Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.
20
For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.
21
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
22
Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
1
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
2
And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there.
13
Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.
14
But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
15
And He laid His hands on them and departed from there.
Hebrews 9:1-7 Theotokos
1
Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary.
2
For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary;
3
and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All,
4
which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;
5
and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
6
Now when these things had been thus prepared, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle, performing the services.
7
But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people’s sins committed in ignorance;
Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Theotokos
38
Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.
39
And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word.
40
But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
41
And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.
42
But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
27
And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”
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But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”