Daily Reading

Friday

LITURGY

Acts 19:1-8

     1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. 7 And all the men were about twelve. 8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

John 14:1-11

     1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? 10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.

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HOLY PROPHET JEREMIAH
ST PAPHNUTI OF BOROVSK
HOLY HIEROMARTYR MACARIUS, METROPOLITAN OF KIEV
ST BRIOC

Troparion of the holy Prophet Jeremiah    Tone 1

From thy mother's womb thou wast sanctified by the Creator in His foreknowledge,/ and from thy swaddling bands thou wast filled with prophetic wisdom./ O wise Jeremiah, thou didst lovingly lament the fall of Israel./ Honouring thee as a Prophet and Athlete we cry out to thee:/ Glory to Him Who has glorified thee; glory to Him Who has crowned thee;/ glory to Him Who has given thee to us as a fervent intercessor.

Troparion of St Paphnuti of Borovsk    Tone 4

Thou didst illumine thy fatherland/ with thy radiant life of prayer and fasting,/ and wast filled with divine gifts of the Spirit./ Thou didst strive valiantly in this temporal life and show mercy to all,/ becoming an intercessor for the poor./ And so we entreat thee, O Father Paphnuti,/ pray to Christ our God that our souls may be saved.

Troparion of St Macarius    Tone 8

While presenting the divine and bloodless Sacrifice thou didst present thy blood spilled by the Hagarenes/ as a blameless offering to the Chief Shepherd thy Master./ Entreat Him to smite the warlike nations, and thyself strengthen Orthodox Christians in every combat,/ and keep thy flock unharmed from every affliction;/ for we honour thee as a strong intercessor,/ O new Hieromartyr of Russia and Hierarch blessed Macarius.

Troparion of St Brioc    Tone 1

O holy Brioc, Enligthener of the lands of Wales and France:/ with miracles thou didst preach Christ in thy life,/ and in death thy fragrance proclaimed thy glory./ Pray to Christ our God that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion of the Holy Prophet Jeremiah    Tone 3

Thy pure heart was enlightened by the Spirit,/ O great Prophet and Martyr Jeremiah./ Thou didst receive the gift of prophecy from on high/ and cry aloud to the nations:/ This is our God and there is none other beside Him/ Who has appeared incarnate on the earth.

Kontakion of St Paphnuti of Borovsk    Tone 8

Illumined by divine Light thou didst lead an ascetic life, O righteous Father./ Thou didst excel as a guide of monks and adornment of fasters./ God, beholding thy labours, enriched thee with the gift of wonderworking so that thou dost pour forth healings./ In gladness we cry to thee: Rejoice, O Father Paphnuti.

Kontakion of St Macarius    Tone 8

O blessed Hierarch Macarius, the city of Kiev rejoices,/ having acquired the treasure of thine incorrupt body;/ for thou didst guard thy See from the wicked enemies' onslaughts even unto blood,/ and dost now stand before the heavenly throne./ In thy prayers remember us before the Creator,/ that thou mayest be our refuge in all afflictions;/ since in thee we boast as we cry: Rejoice, O Macarius, venerable adornment of Bishops.