Daily Reading

Saturday

LITURGY

Romans 8:14-21

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Matthew 9:9-13

9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. 13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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HOLY MARTYR HYACINTH
ST ANATOLIOS, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE
ST GERMAN, HIERARCH

Troparion of St Hyacinth    Tone 4

With rays of grace thou dost shine to the ends of the world,/ like a hyacinth in Christ's Church, O blessed Hyacinth;/ for thy confession of the Faith was radiant;/ and in thy contest thou didst follow Christ the Word./ Thou dost ever illumine those who honour thee.

Troparion of St Anatolios    Tone 3

By thy works thou didst seal thy life with immortality,/ O righteous Hierarch Anatolios,/and didst enlighten the world/ with the rays of the Sun of Righteousness;/ for thou didst preach Christ to be of two natures/ which are free of intermingling but one in hypostasis/ for the salvation of our souls.

Troparion of St German    Tone 2

Nephew of Patrick and missionary in Ireland,/ thou didst spread the Faith in many lands./ From Wales to Brittany, and thence to the Isle of Man,/ thou didst glorify Christ wherever thou didst tread./ Pray to Christ to save our souls.

Kontakion of St Hyacinth    Tone 4

Come O you faithful, plait a crown of unfading hyacinths today/ for the Martyr Hyacinth, and let us cry to him:/ Rejoice, O Hyacinth, glory of the martyrs.

Kontakion of St Anatolios    Tone 6

Thou didst bear within thee the Dayspring of illumination,/ and wast a lamp of Orthodoxy, O initiate of Christ./ Thou didst dispel heretical darkness and lead us to the dawn of Faith./ Thou dost illuminate us, O Anatolios.