2024

On Tuesday | April 9

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THE PROPHECY

READER

Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.

Psalm 65 (66).

Shout to God, all the earth.

Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of His praise to be heard. [SAAS]

The reading is from the Prophecy of Isaiah.

PRIEST

Wisdom. Let us be attentive.

READER

Is 25:1-9

O Lord my God, I will glorify You; I will sing a hymn to Your name, for You have done wonderful things, an ancient and true counsel. So be it, O Lord. For You made cities into a mound; You made the foundations of their strong cities fall. The city of the ungodly shall not be built forever. Therefore the poor people will bless You, and the cities of wronged people will praise You. For You were a helper to every humbled city, and a protection to those who were disheartened by reason of poverty. You will deliver them from evil men, and be a shelter of the thirsty and a breath of life to the wronged. They will bless You as discouraged people, thirsting in Zion because of ungodly men to whom You delivered us. Then the Lord of hosts shall do this to all the nations on this mountain. They shall drink in gladness; they shall drink wine; they shall anoint themselves with ointment on this mountain. Deliver all these things to the nations, for this is the counsel for all the nations. Death prevailed and swallowed them, but again God wiped away every tear from every face; He took away the disgrace of His people from all the earth; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Then it will be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God, in whom we hoped and rejoiced exceedingly; and we shall be glad in His salvation.” [SAAS]

Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.

Psalm 66 (67).

May God, our God, bless us.

May God be gracious to us, and bless us. [SAAS]

The Readings from Vespers

READER

Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.

Psalm 67 (68).

Sing to God; sing to His name.

Make ready the way for Him who rides upon the sunset; His name is the Lord. [SAAS]

The reading is from the book of Genesis.

PRIEST

Wisdom. Let us be attentive.

READER

Gn 9:8-17

Then God spoke to Noah and his sons with him, saying, “Behold, I am establishing My covenant with you and with your seed after you, and every living creature with you: the birds, the cattle, and all the wild animals of the earth, of all that came out of the ark with you. Thus I will establish My covenant with you, and never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; nor shall there ever again be a flood to destroy the earth.” Then the Lord God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you, and every living creature with you, for perpetual generations: I am setting My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; and I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. My rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will certainly remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh on the earth.” Again God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I established between Me and all flesh on the earth.” [SAAS]

Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.

Psalm 68 (69).

And the salvation of Your presence, O God, lays hold of me.

Let the poor behold this, and be glad. [SAAS]

The reading is from the Proverbs of Solomon.

PRIEST

Wisdom. Let us be attentive.

READER

Pr 12:8-24

The mouth of a man of understanding is praised by a man, but the slothful of heart are treated with contempt. It is better for a man in dishonor to serve himself than for him to surround himself with honor while in need of bread. A righteous man has compassion on the lives of his cattle, but the affections of the ungodly are without mercy. He who works his own land will be satisfied with bread, but those who pursue vain things are in need of discernment. He who is gladdened by wines in passing his time shall leave dishonor in his own strongholds. The desires of the ungodly are evil, but the roots of the godly are in strongholds. By the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snares, but a righteous man escapes from them. He whose looks are gentle will show mercy, but he who contends in the gates will afflict souls. By the fruits of his mouth, the soul of a man will be filled with good things, and the recompense of his lips will be given to him. The ways of undiscerning men are right in their own eyes, but a wise man hearkens to counsels. A man without discernment immediately proclaims his wrath, but an astute man hides his own dishonor. A righteous man declares his honesty openly, but the witness of the unrighteous is deceitful. There are those who wound with a sword as they speak, but the tongues of the wise heal. Truthful lips establish a testimony, but a hasty witness has an unrighteous tongue. There is deceit in the heart of a man who devises evil things, but those who counsel peace shall be glad. Nothing unrighteous will ever be pleasing to the righteous, but the ungodly will be filled with evil things. Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but he who shows faithfulness is acceptable to Him. [SAAS]

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Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On April 9 we commemorate the holy martyr Eupsychios of Caesarea.

On this day we also commemorate the devout Badimos the Archimandrite and his seven disciples.

On this day we also commemorate the holy martyrs who died in captivity in Persia.

On this day St. Abdiesus died by the knife.

On this day we also commemorate the newly-revealed and wonderworking devout martyrs Raphael, Nicholas, and the holy virgin martyr Irene, and those with them, in the sacred monastery Karyes, that is, at Therme on the island of Lesvos, who witnessed in the year 1463, and who were miraculously revealed to us in the year 1959.

By the intercessions of Your Saints, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.

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Fasting Rule

Strict: Refrain from meat, fish, oil, dairy, and eggs.

It is a weekday in Lent.