2025

On Saturday | April 26

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The Readings from the Regular Cycle

The Epistle

Saturday of Renewal Week

The reading is from the Acts of the Apostles.

Acts 3:11 – 16

In those days, while the healed lame man clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon’s, astounded. And when Peter saw it he addressed the people, “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; and the faith which is through him has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.” [RSV]

The Gospel

Saturday of Renewal Week

The reading is from the holy Gospel according to John.

Jn. 3:22 – 33

At that time, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea; there He remained with them and baptized. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were baptized. For John had not yet been put in prison. Now a discussion arose between John’s disciples and a Jew over purifying. And they came to John, and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, here he is, baptizing, and all are going to him.” John answered, “No one can receive anything except what is given him from heaven. You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him. He who has the bride is the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice; therefore this joy of mine is now full. He must increase, but I must decrease. He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth belongs to the earth, and of the earth he speaks; he who comes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony; he who receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true.” [RSV]

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Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On April 26 we commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Vasilevs, Bishop of Amasia.

On this day Saint Glaphyra died in peace.

On this day devout St. Justa died in peace.

On this day devout St. Nestor, who left his parents and became a monk, died in peace.

By the intercessions of Your saints, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.

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Fasting Rule

Fast Free: All foods allowed.

It is Pascha and Bright Week.