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2024 |
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On Wednesday | April 17 |
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THE PROPHECY |
READER |
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Prokeimenon. Mode 4. |
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Psalm 91 (92). |
It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing to Your name, O Most High. |
To proclaim Your mercy in the morning and Your truth each day. [SAAS] |
The reading is from the Prophecy of Isaiah. |
PRIEST |
Wisdom. Let us be attentive. |
READER |
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Is 41:4-14 |
Thus says the Lord: “I, God, am the first, and into the future I Am. The Gentiles saw His righteousness and feared. The ends of the earth drew near and came together, each one judging for his neighbor, that he might help his brother. One will say, ‘The craftsman is strong, as is the metalworker who strikes with the hammer and forges at the same time.’ Sometimes one will say, ‘It is put together well, and they fastened it with nails. They arranged them, and they shall not be moved.’ But you, O Israel, are My servant, and Jacob, whom I chose, the seed of Abraham, whom I loved. I took you from the ends of the earth, and called you from its height. I said to you, ‘You are My servant. I chose you, and have not forsaken you. Fear not, for I am with you. Do not go astray, for I am your God who strengthens you; and I will help and secure you with My righteous right hand.’ Behold, all your adversaries shall be put to shame and disgraced. For they shall be as though they did not exist, and all who oppose you shall perish. You shall seek but not find the men who rage against you, for those who war against you shall be as though they did not exist. For I am your God who holds your right hand, saying to you, ‘Fear not.’ O Jacob, O Israel, few in number, I will help you, and I will redeem you, O Israel.” [SAAS] |
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Prokeimenon. Mode 2. |
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Psalm 92 (93). |
The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself with majesty. |
The Lord clothed and girded Himself with power. [SAAS] |
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The Readings from Vespers |
READER |
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Prokeimenon. Mode 4. |
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Psalm 93 (94). |
The Lord is the God of vengeance; the God of vengeance. |
Be exalted, O You who judge the earth. [SAAS] |
The reading is from the book of Genesis. |
DEACON |
Wisdom. Let us be attentive. |
READER |
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Gn 17:1-9 |
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am your God; be pleasing before Me and blameless. I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying, “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be your God and the God of your seed after you. Also I will give you and your seed after you the land you are occupying as a sojourner, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.” Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations. [SAAS] |
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Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2. |
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Psalm 95 (96). |
Oh, sing a new song to the Lord. |
Sing to the Lord; bless His name. [SAAS] |
The reading is from the Proverbs of Solomon. |
DEACON |
Wisdom. Let us be attentive. |
READER |
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Pr 15:22-33, 36-38; 16:1-5; 15:34-35 |
A wise son gladdens a father, but a son without discernment treats his mother with contempt. The paths of one without understanding are in need of discernment, but a man with discernment walks uprightly. Those not honoring councils defer their deliberations, but counsel remains in the hearts of those who resolve to do it. The evil man will not obey counsel, nor will he speak anything appropriate, even something for the common good. The thoughts of a wise man are his ways of life, that he might turn aside and be saved from Hades. The Lord will destroy the houses of the arrogant, but He will strengthen the boundary of a widow. The thinking of the unrighteous man is an abomination to the Lord, but the words of the holy are sacred. He who receives bribes utterly destroys himself, but he who hates the receiving of bribes saves himself. Sins are cleansed by almsgiving and faithfulness, and by the fear of the Lord everyone turns aside from evil. The hearts of the righteous care about faithfulness, but the mouth of the ungodly answers evil things. The ways of righteous men are acceptable before the Lord, and through them even enemies become friends. God is far from the ungodly, but He hears the prayers of the righteous. The eye that beholds good things gladdens the heart, but a good report enriches the bones. He who rejects instruction hates himself, but he who gives heed to reproofs loves his soul. The fear of God is instruction and wisdom, and the beginning of glory will respond to it. All the works of the humble are evident before the Lord, but the ungodly will be destroyed in the evil day. Every high-hearted man is unclean before the Lord, and he who joins hands with the unrighteous will not go unpunished. The beginning of a good way is to do righteous things, and this is more acceptable to God than to offer sacrifices. He who seeks the Lord will find knowledge with righteousness, and those who seek Him rightly will find peace. All the works of the Lord are with righteousness, but the ungodly man is kept for an evil day. Better is a small yield with the righteous than abundant fruits with the unrighteous. Let the heart of a man think righteous things that he may make his steps straight under God. [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 17 we commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Symeon, Bishop of Persia, and those with him: Abdechalas the Presbyter, Gothazat, Fusik, and another 1,150 martyrs. |
On this day we commemorate the holy Martyr Adrian. |
On this day we also commemorate of father among the saints Agapetos, Pope of Rome. |
On this day we also commemorate our father among the saints Makarios, Archbishop of Corinth, who ultimately lived as an ascetic on the Island of Chios, and finished his life there as a monk, and went to the Lord in the year 1805. |
By the inercessions of Your Saints, 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. |