2 Forefeast of the Holy Theophany
Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles. (Synaxis of Seventy Apostles)The Ethiopian Eunuch of Queen CandaceVenerable Apollinaria (5th c.)
Divine Liturgy
James 3:1–10
§ 54
James 3:1–10 § 54
Brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
Luke 19.45-48
§ 98
Luke 19.45-48 § 98
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
Καὶ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν ἤρξατο ἐκβάλλειν τοὺς πωλοῦντας ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀγοράζοντας
[Заⷱ҇ 98] И҆ вше́дъ въ це́рковь, нача́тъ и҆згони́ти продаю́щыѧ въ не́й и҆ кꙋпꙋ́ющыѧ,
Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
λέγων αὐτοῖς· γέγραπται ὅτι ὁ οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς ἐστιν· ὑμεῖς δὲ αὐτὸν ἐποιήσατε σπήλαιον λῃστῶν.
гл҃ѧ и҆̀мъ: пи́сано є҆́сть: до́мъ мо́й до́мъ моли́твы є҆́сть: вы́ же сотвори́сте є҆го̀ пеще́рꙋ разбо́йникѡмъ.
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
καὶ ἦν διδάσκων τὸ καθ᾿ ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ· οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀπολέσαι καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι τοῦ λαοῦ,
И҆ бѣ̀ ᲂу҆чѧ̀ по всѧ̑ дни̑ въ це́ркви. А҆рхїере́є же и҆ кни́жницы и҆ска́хꙋ є҆го̀ погꙋби́ти, и҆ старѣ̑йшины лю́демъ:
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
καὶ οὐχ εὕρισκον τὸ τί ποιήσουσιν· ὁ λαὸς γὰρ ἅπας ἐξεκρέματο αὐτοῦ ἀκούων.
и҆ не ѡ҆брѣта́хꙋ, что́ бы сотвори́ли є҆мꙋ̀: лю́дїе бо всѝ держа́хꙋсѧ є҆гѡ̀, послꙋ́шающе є҆го̀.
Reader's reference
Divine Liturgy
Prokeimena
The righteous one shall rejoice in the Lord / and shall set his hope on Him.
VHear my voice, O God, when I pray unto Thee.
Alleluia
The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree and shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
VThey that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Communion Hymn
The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not fear evil tidings.