Daily Reading:

Saturday

LITURGY

Romans 3:19-26

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Matthew 7:1-8

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

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HOLY HIEROMARTYR THEODOTOS, BISHOP OF ANCYRA

ST MERIADOC, HIERARCH AND WONDERWORKER

Troparion of St Theodotos Tone 3

God enriched thee with the gift of the sacred ministry,/ O blessed Hierarch Theodotos./ Thou didst offer the excellent deeds of thy contest as gifts to the Lord thy God./ O righteous Father,/ entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.

Troparion of St Meriadoc Tone 4

O Meriadoc holy hermit,/ through thy simplicity thou didst draw many souls to God./ Near the church of the Mother of God in Camborne/ thou didst cause a healing well to rise./ We glorify God Who has glorified thee.

Kontakion of St Theodotos Tone 2

O Priest of God Theodotos,/ thou didst emulate the trophy bearers./ Thou hast received a double crown/ and art rejoicing with the Bodiless Ones./ And thou art interceding for our souls.