2024

On Thursday | June 20

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The Readings from the Regular Cycle

The Epistle

Thursday of the 7th Week

The reading is from the Acts of the Apostles.

Acts 25:13 – 19

In those days, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to welcome Festus. And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man left prisoner by Felix; and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews gave information about him, asking for sentence against him. I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up any one before the accused met the accusers face to face, and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him. When therefore they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in. When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed; but they had certain points of dispute with him about their own superstition and about one Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.” [RSV]

The Gospel

Thursday of the 7th Week

The reading is from the holy Gospel according to John.

Jn. 16:23 – 33

The Lord said to his disciples, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. I have said this to you in figures; the hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father. In that day you will ask in my name; and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.” His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure! Now we know that you know all things, and need none to question you; by this we believe that you came from God.” Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, every man to his home, and will leave me alone; yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace.” [RSV]

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Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On June 20 we commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Methodius of Patara.

Our devout father Kallistos of Constantinople reposed in peace.

By his holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.

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Fasting Rule

Fast Free: All foods allowed.