Melkite Readings of the Day

Melkite Readings of the Day Saturday, 04 September 2010.

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Saturday, 04 September 2010. Commemoration of the Holy Hieromartyr Babylas Bishop of Antioch;
the Holy Prophet Moses.

Epistle of the Divine Liturgy -- 2010-09-04.

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Psalms 32:11,1 (Tone 6)
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
Stichon: Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. (NRSV)

1 Corinthians 4:17-5:5 (15 after Pentecost)
For this reason, brothers and sisters, I sent you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ Jesus, as I teach them everywhere in every church. But some of you, thinking that I am not coming to you, have become arrogant. But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. For the kingdom of God depends not on talk but on power. What would you prefer? Am I to come to you with a stick, or with love in a spirit of gentleness? It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not found even among pagans; for a man is living with his father’s wife. And you are arrogant! Should you not rather have mourned, so that he who has done this would have been removed from among you? For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present I have already pronounced judgement in the name of the Lord Jesus on the man who has done such a thing. When you are assembled, and my spirit is present with the power of our Lord Jesus, you are to hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord. (NRSV)

Psalms 65:4; Sirach 44:14 (Tone 6)
Happy are those whom you choose and bring near to live in your courts.
Stichon: You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughing-stock among the peoples. (NRSV)

Gospel of the Divine Liturgy -- 2010-09-04.

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Matthew 24:1-13 (15 after Pentecost)
At that time, Jesus' disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. Then he asked them, ‘You see all these, do you not? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.’ When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Beware that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, “I am the Messiah!” and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places: all this is but the beginning of the birth pangs. ‘Then they will hand you over to be tortured and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. Then many will fall away, and they will betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of many will grow cold. But anyone who endures to the end will be saved.' (NRSV)

Further information -- 2010-09-04.

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Class of Feast: 5
Tone of Week: 5