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On Saturday | October 31 |
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The Readings from the Regular Cycle |
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The Epistle |
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Saturday of the 22nd Week |
The reading is from Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians. |
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2 Cor. 5:1 – 10 |
Brethren, we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Here indeed we groan, and long to put on our heavenly dwelling, so that by putting it on we may not be found naked. For while we are still in this tent, we sigh with anxiety; not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. So we are always of good courage; we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. We are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ. [RSV] |
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The Gospel |
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Saturday of the 6th Week of Luke |
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Luke. |
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Lk. 8:16 – 21 |
The Lord said, “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. Take heed then how you hear; for to him who has will more be given, and from him who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.” Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him for the crowd. And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” But he said to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.” [RSV] |
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The Readings for the Commemoration |
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The Epistle |
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For the Apostles. |
The reading is from Paul’s Letter to the Romans. |
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Rom. 16:1 – 16 |
Brethren, I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a minister of the church at Cenchreae, that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints, and help her in whatever she may require from you, for she has been a helper of many and of myself as well. Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I but also all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks; greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert in Asia for Christ. Greet Mary, who has worked hard among you. Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners; they are men of note among the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus. Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord. Greet Rufus, eminent in the Lord, also his mother and mine. Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brethren who are with them. Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. [RSV] |
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Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion. |
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Synaxarion |
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From the Menaion. |
On October 31, we commemorate the holy Apostles of the Seventy: Stachys, Apelles, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus and Aristobulus. |
On this day we commemorate the holy Martyr Epimachus the Egyptian. |
On this day we commemorate our father among the saints Iakovos, Bishop of Mygdonia, one of the 318 holy fathers in Nicea. |
On this day there is a narrative by Bishop Theodoritus, about the life and contest of an anonymous Confessor |
We also commemorate the holy New Martyr Nicholas who witnessed in Chios in 1754. |
By the intercessions of Your Saints, O God, have mercy on us. Amen. |
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Fasting Rule |
Fast Free: All foods allowed. |