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2024 |
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On Monday | April 15 |
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THE PROPHECY |
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Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 4. |
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Psalm 83 (84). |
Your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. |
How beloved are Your dwellings, O Lord of hosts. [SAAS] |
The reading is from the Prophecy of Isaiah. |
PRIEST |
Wisdom. Let us be attentive. |
READER |
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Is 37:33-38:6 |
“Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the king of the Assyrians: ‘He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor build a siege mound against it. By the way he came, by the same shall he return,’ says the Lord. ‘I will protect this city, to save it for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’” Then the Angel of the Lord went out and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, they discovered all the dead bodies. Then Sennacherib king of the Assyrians departed and returned to Nineveh, and dwelt there. Now it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword, then escaped into the land of Ararat; and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place. In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’” Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a true heart, and did what is pleasing in Your sight.” So Hezekiah wept loudly. Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying, “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: “I heard your prayer, I see your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of the Assyrians, and I will protect this city.” ’” [SAAS] |
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Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 4. |
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Psalm 84 (85). |
Show us Your mercy, O Lord. |
O Lord, You were pleased with Your land. [SAAS] |
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The Readings from Vespers |
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Prokeimenon. Mode 4. |
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Psalm 85 (86). |
Lead me in Your way, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth. |
Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear me. [SAAS] |
The reading is from the book of Genesis. |
PRIEST |
Wisdom. Let us be attentive. |
READER |
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Gn 13:12-18 |
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, but Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent even as far as Sodom. Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful before God. Then God said to Abram, after Lot separated from him, “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are – northward, southward, eastward, and westward; for all the land you see I give to you and your seed forever. And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth; that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your seed also could be numbered. Arise, walk in the land through its length and its breadth, for I will give it to you.” Then Abram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the oak of Mamre in Hebron, and built an altar there to the Lord. [SAAS] |
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Prokeimenon. Mode 4. |
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Psalm 86 (87). |
The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. |
His foundations are in the holy mountains. [SAAS] |
The reading is from the Proverbs of Solomon. |
PRIEST |
Wisdom. Let us be attentive. |
READER |
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Pr 14:27-15:4 |
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, for it causes one to turn from the snare of death. The glory of a king is in a large nation, but the destruction of a ruler is in a lack of people. A longsuffering man is strong in discernment, but the fainthearted man is strongly without discernment. A man with a gentle spirit is a healer of the heart, but a sensual heart is the moth of the bones. He who oppresses the poor provokes his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy upon a poor man. In his evil an ungodly man will be rejected, but a righteous man has confidence in his own holiness. There is wisdom in the good heart of a man, but wisdom is unknown in the heart of those without discernment. Righteousness exalts a nation, but sins diminish tribes. A wise servant is acceptable to a king, and by his own versatility he removes dishonor. Wrath destroys even men of discernment; but a humble answer turns away anger, and a grievous word stirs up wrath. The tongue of the wise understands good things, but the mouth of those without discernment proclaims evil things. The eyes of the Lord are in every place; they keep watch over both the evil and the good. The healing of the tongue is a tree of life, and the one who guards it will be filled with the Spirit. [SAAS] |
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Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion. |
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Synaxarion |
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From the Menaion. |
On April 15 we commemorate the holy Martyr Crescens of Myra in Lycia. |
On this day we also commemorate the holy women Martyrs, Basillissa and Anastasia. |
On this day we also commemorate our father among the saints Leonidas, Bishop of Athens. |
On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyrs Theodore the presbyter and Pafsolipios. |
By their holy intercessions, O Christ 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. |