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April 25, 2022

25 April (Revised Julian) · Bright Week

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Events of the day

Bright Monday

Commemoration

Bright Week is fast-free.
Bright Week — fast-free

Informational

Afterfeast: Pascha. The Bright Resurrection of Christ

Fasting

No fast

Bright Week is fast-free.

Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.

Readings of the day

Vespers · St Mark

James 1:1–12
Vespers · St Mark

James 1:13–27
Vespers · St Mark

James 2:1–13

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¹My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.
²For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in,
³and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”
⁴haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
⁵Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
⁶But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?
⁷Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
⁸However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.
⁹But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
¹⁰For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
¹¹For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
¹²So speak and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom.
¹³For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Vespers Gospel

John 20:19–25
Matins Gospel · St Mark

Luke 10:1–15

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¹Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place where he was about to come.
²Then he said to them, “The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest.
³Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.
⁴Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way.
⁵Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’
⁶If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
⁷Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don’t go from house to house.
⁸Into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you.
⁹Heal the sick who are there, and tell them, ‘God’s Kingdom has come near to you.’
¹⁰But into whatever city you enter, and they don’t receive you, go out into its streets and say,
¹¹‘Even the dust from your city that clings to us, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that God’s Kingdom has come near to you.’
¹²I tell you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.
¹³“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
¹⁴But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
¹⁵You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.
Epistle

Acts 1:12–17, 21–26

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¹²Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
¹³When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
¹⁴All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
¹⁵In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,
¹⁶“Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.
¹⁷For he was counted with us, and received his portion in this ministry.
²¹“Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
²²beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
²³They put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.
²⁴They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen
²⁵to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”
²⁶They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.
Epistle · St Mark

1 Peter 5:6–14

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⁶Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time,
⁷casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
⁸Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
⁹Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
¹⁰But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
¹¹To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
¹²Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
¹³She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.
¹⁴Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Gospel

John 1:18–28

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¹⁸No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.
¹⁹This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
²⁰He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
²¹They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
²²They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
²³He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
²⁴The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
²⁵They asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
²⁶John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.
²⁷He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”
²⁸These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Gospel · St Mark

Mark 6:7–13

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⁷He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
⁸He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse,
⁹but to wear sandals, and not put on two tunics.
¹⁰He said to them, “Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.
¹¹Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”
¹²They went out and preached that people should repent.
¹³They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick, and healed them.
Cross Procession · 1st Reading

Matthew 28:1–20

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¹Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
²Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it.
³His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.
⁴For fear of him, the guards shook, and became like dead men.
⁵The angel answered the women, “Don’t be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified.
⁶He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying.
⁷Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead, and behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.”
⁸They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.
⁹As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.
¹⁰Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go tell my brothers that they should go into Galilee, and there they will see me.”
¹¹Now while they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city, and told the chief priests all the things that had happened.
¹²When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,
¹³saying, “Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
¹⁴If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry.”
¹⁵So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until today.
¹⁶But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.
¹⁷When they saw him, they bowed down to him, but some doubted.
¹⁸Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
¹⁹Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
²⁰teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Cross Procession · 2nd Reading

Mark 16:1–8

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¹When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
²Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
³They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”
⁴for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.
⁵Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were amazed.
⁶He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him!
⁷But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’ ”
⁸They went out, and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.
Cross Procession · 3rd Reading

Luke 24:1–12

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¹But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
²They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
³They entered in, and didn’t find the Lord Jesus’ body.
⁴While they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.
⁵Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. They said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
⁶He isn’t here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,
⁷saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and the third day rise again?”
⁸They remembered his words,
⁹returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
¹⁰Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles.
¹¹These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn’t believe them.
¹²But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.
Cross Procession · 4th Reading

John 20:1–10

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¹Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.
²Therefore she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have laid him!”
³Therefore Peter and the other disciple went out, and they went toward the tomb.
⁴They both ran together. The other disciple outran Peter, and came to the tomb first.
⁵Stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths lying, yet he didn’t enter in.
⁶Then Simon Peter came, following him, and entered into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying,
⁷and the cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.
⁸So then the other disciple who came first to the tomb also entered in, and he saw and believed.
⁹For as yet they didn’t know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
¹⁰So the disciples went away again to their own homes.
Cross Procession · 5th Reading

Luke 24:36–53

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³⁶As they said these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be to you.”
³⁷But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
³⁸He said to them, “Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts?
³⁹See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn’t have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”
⁴⁰When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
⁴¹While they still didn’t believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
⁴²They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb.
⁴³He took them, and ate in front of them.
⁴⁴He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.”
⁴⁵Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.
⁴⁶He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
⁴⁷and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
⁴⁸You are witnesses of these things.
⁴⁹Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”
⁵⁰He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
⁵¹While he blessed them, he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven.
⁵²They worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
⁵³and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

Source: Orthocal: lectionary data — Slavic tradition, New Calendar (OCA practice). Text: World English Bible.

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Prayer of the day: Paschal Troparion