Daily Reading

Monday

LITURGY

Colossians 2:13-20

     13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; 14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. 18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. 20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

Luke 6:24-30

     24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. 25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. 27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. 30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.




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THE HOLY HIERARCHS OF MOSCOW, PETER, ALEXIS, JONAS, PHILIP AND HERMOGENES
HOLY MARTYR CHARITINA

Troparion of the Five Hierarchs    Tone 4

Russian Hierarchs, guardians of Apostolic tradition,/ firm pillars, guides of Orthodoxy,/ Peter, Alexis, Jonas, Philip and Hermogenes,/ pray to the Lord of all to grant peace to the world/ and great mercy to our souls.

Troparion of St Charitina    Tone 3

Strengthened by grace thou didst shame the force of ungodliness/ and contend beyond the powers of nature./ Thou didst pour an unfailing stream of grace on those who cry to thee:/ O glorious Charitina,/ pray to Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.

Kontakion of the Five Hierarchs    Tone 3

You were holy as Hierarchs,/ you taught the people,/ and you were well-pleasing to God./ He has glorified you with incorruption and miracles/ as disciples of the grace of God.

Kontakion of St Charitina    Tone 2

Thou didst arm thy soul with faith and knowledge/ and put the enemy to open shame./ Thou didst stand before Christ in a robe dyed with thy blood/ and art now rejoicing with the Angels./ Pray for us, Martyr Charitina.