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Τῇ Κυριακῇ \| Τῌ Δʹ ΜΑΪΟΥ	On Sunday \| May 4

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Τὰ Ἀναγνώσματα τῆς Σειρᾶς	The Readings from the Regular Cycle
Ὁ Ἀπόστολος	The Epistle
Κυριακῇ Τρίτῃ, τῶν Μυροφόρων	Third Sunday, of the Myrrh-bearers
Πράξεων τῶν Ἀποστόλων τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the Acts of the Apostles.
Πραξ 6:1 – 7	Acts 6:1 – 7
Ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, πληθυνόντων τῶν μαθητῶν ἐγένετο γογγυσμὸς τῶν Ἑλληνιστῶν πρὸς τοὺς Ἑβραίους, ὅτι παρεθεωροῦντο ἐν τῇ διακονίᾳ τῇ καθημερινῇ αἱ χῆραι αὐτῶν. προσκαλεσάμενοι δὲ οἱ δώδεκα τὸ πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν εἶπον· οὐκ ἀρεστόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς καταλείψαντας τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ διακονεῖν τραπέζαις. ἐπισκέψασθε οὖν, ἀδελφοί, ἄνδρας ἐξ ὑμῶν μαρτυρουμένους ἑπτά, πλήρεις Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καὶ σοφίας, οὓς καταστήσομεν ἐπὶ τῆς χρείας ταύτης· ἡμεῖς δὲ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ διακονίᾳ τοῦ λόγου προσκαρτερήσομεν. καὶ ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ πλήθους· καὶ ἐξελέξαντο Στέφανον, ἄνδρα πλήρη πίστεως καὶ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου, καὶ Φίλιππον καὶ Πρόχορον καὶ Νικάνορα καὶ Τίμωνα καὶ Παρμενᾶν καὶ Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα, οὓς ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων, καὶ προσευξάμενοι ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας. καὶ ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ ηὔξανε, καὶ ἐπληθύνετο ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν μαθητῶν ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ σφόδρα, πολύς τε ὄχλος τῶν Ἰουδαίων ὑπήκουον τῇ πίστει.	In those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” And what they said pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. [RSV]
Τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον	The Gospel
Κυριακῇ Τρίτῃ τῶν Μυροφόρων	Third Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearers
Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Μᾶρκον ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Mark.
Μκ 15:43 – 16:8	Mk. 15:43 – 16:8
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ ἐλθὼν Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθαίας, εὐσχήμων βουλευτής, ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν προσδεχόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, τολμήσας εἰσῆλθε πρὸς Πιλᾶτον καὶ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ. ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἐθαύμασεν εἰ ἤδη τέθνηκε, καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν κεντυρίωνα ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν εἰ πάλαι ἀπέθανε· καὶ γνοὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ κεντυρίωνος ἐδωρήσατο τὸ σῶμα τῷ Ἰωσήφ. καὶ ἀγοράσας σινδόνα καὶ καθελὼν αὐτὸν ἐνείλησε τῇ σινδόνι καὶ κατέθηκεν αὐτὸν ἐν μνημείῳ, ὃ ἦν λελατομημένον ἐκ πέτρας, καὶ προσεκύλισε λίθον ἐπὶ τὴν θύραν τοῦ μνημείου. ἡ δὲ Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία Ἰωσῆ ἐθεώρουν ποῦ τίθεται. Καὶ διαγενομένου τοῦ σαββάτου Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ἰακώβου καὶ Σαλώμη ἠγόρασαν ἀρώματα ἵνα ἐλθοῦσαι ἀλείψωσιν αὐτόν. καὶ λίαν πρωῒ τῆς μιᾶς σαββάτων ἔρχονται ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ ἡλίου. καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἑαυτάς· τίς ἀποκυλίσει ἡμῖν τὸν λίθον ἐκ τῆς θύρας τοῦ μνημείου; καὶ ἀναβλέψασαι θεωροῦσιν ὅτι ἀποκεκύλισται ὁ λίθος· ἦν γὰρ μέγας σφόδρα. καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκήν, καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν. ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐταῖς· μὴ ἐκθαμβεῖσθε· Ἰησοῦν ζητεῖτε τὸν Ναζαρηνὸν τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον· ἠγέρθη, οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε· ἴδε ὁ τόπος ὅπου ἔθηκαν αὐτόν. ἀλλ᾿ ὑπάγετε εἴπατε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ Πέτρῳ ὅτι προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν· ἐκεῖ αὐτὸν ὄψεσθε, καθὼς εἶπεν ὑμῖν. καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου· εἶχε δὲ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις, καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον· ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ.	At that time, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead for some time. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid. And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.” And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. [RSV]

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Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου.	Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.
Συναξάριον	Synaxarion
Τοῦ Μηναίου.	From the Menaion.
Τῇ Δʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνός μνήμη τῆς Ἁγίας Μάρτυρος Πελαγίας τῆς ἀπὸ Ταρσοῦ.	On May 4 we commemorate the holy Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἱλαρίου τοῦ θαυματουργοῦ.	On this day we also commemorate our devout Father Hilarion the Wonderworker.
Ὁ Ὅσιος Πατὴρ ἡμῶν Νικηφόρος, ὁ ἡγούμενος μονῆς τοῦ Μηδικίου, ἐν εἰρήνῃ τελειοῦται.	Our devout father Nikephoros, the Abbot of Medicium Monastery, reposed in peace.
Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικηφόρος, ὁ ἡσυχάσας ἐν τοῖς ἐρημικωτέροις τοῦ Ἄθω, ὁ συγγράψας τὴν σοφὴν μέθοδον περὶ νοερᾶς προσευχῆς, ἐν εἰρήνῃ τελειοῦται.	Devout Nikephoros, who lived in stillness in the wilderness of Athos, and who authored the wise method of noetic prayer, reposed in peace.
Μνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀθανασίου Ἐπισκόπου Κορίνθου, ὅς κεκοίμηται κατὰ τῷ 957 ἐπὶ τῶν βασιλέων Βασιλείου τοῦ Βουλγαροκτόνου καὶ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ Κωνσταντίνου.	We also commemorate our devout father Athanasios, Bishop of Corinth, who reposed in the year 957, during the reign of Emperors Basil the Bulgar-slayer and his brother Constantine.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἡ Ἀνάμνησις τῆς ἀνακομιδῆς τῶν λειψάνων τοῦ Ἁγίου καὶ φίλου τοῦ Χριστοῦ Λαζάρου καὶ τῆς μυροφόρου Μαρίας τῆς Μαγδαληνῆς, γενομένης ἐπὶ Λέοντος τοῦ φιλοσόφου κατὰ τῷ 890. Τελεῖται δὲ ἡ αὐτῶν σύναξις ἐν τῇ εὐαγεστάτῃ μονῇ, τῇ παρὰ τοῦ αὐτοῦ βασιλέως ἐπʼ ὀνόματι τοῦ Ἁγίου Λαζάρου συστάσῃ.	On this day is also the commemoration of the transfer of the relics of Saint Lazarus, the friend of Christ, and of Mary Magdalene the Myrrh-bearer, which took place during the reign Leo the Philosopher, in the year 890. The service in their honor is celebrated in the most holy Monastery founded by the same Emperor and named for St. Lazarus.
Τοῦ Πεντηκοσταρίου.	From the Pentecostarion.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, Κυριακῇ τρίτῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ Πάσχα, τὴν τῶν ἁγίων γυναικῶν Μυροφόρων ἑορτὴν ἑορτάζομεν· ἔτι δὲ μνείαν ποιούμεθα καὶ τοῦ ἐξ Ἀριμαθαίας Ἰωσήφ, ὅς ἦν μαθητὴς κεκρυμμένος· πρὸς δὲ καὶ τοῦ νυκτερινοῦ μαθητοῦ Νικοδήμου.	On this day, the third Sunday reckoned from Pascha, we celebrate the feast of the holy Myrrh-bearing Women. Furthermore, we commemorate Joseph of Arimathea, who was a secret disciple; and also Nicodemos, the disciple by night.
Στίχοι	Verses
Χριστῷ φέρουσιν αἱ Μαθήτριαι μύρα.	The women disciples brought ointments to Christ.
Ἐγὼ δὲ ταύταις ὕμνον, ὡς μύρον φέρω.	And I bring, as ointment, a hymn to them.
Ταῖς τῶν ἁγίων Μυροφόρων πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν.	At the intercession of the holy Myrrh bearers, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.
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Κανόνας Νηστείας	Fasting Rule
Κατάλυσις εἰς πάντα.	Fast Free: All foods allowed.