September 13, 2035

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• Forefeast: Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross

Fasting

No fast

No fast today.

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

  3[1] Kings 8:22–23, 27–30

• Vespers

  Proverbs 3:19–34

• Vespers

  Proverbs 9:1–11

• Epistle · Saturday before Elevation

  1 Corinthians 2:6–9

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  ⁶We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown, yet a wisdom not of this world nor of the rulers of this world who are coming to nothing.

  ⁷But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,

  ⁸which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.

  ⁹But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”

• Epistle

  2 Corinthians 10:7–18

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  ⁷Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that even as he is Christ’s, so we also are Christ’s.

  ⁸For even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,

  ⁹that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.

  ¹⁰For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”

  ¹¹Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.

  ¹²For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

  ¹³But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.

  ¹⁴For we don’t stretch ourselves too much, as though we didn’t reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ,

  ¹⁵not boasting beyond proper limits in other men’s labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence,

  ¹⁶so as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done.

  ¹⁷But “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”

  ¹⁸For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

• Epistle · Church

  Hebrews 3:1–4

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  ¹Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus,

  ²who was faithful to him who appointed him, as also Moses was in all his house.

  ³For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who built the house has more honor than the house.

  ⁴For every house is built by someone; but he who built all things is God.

• Gospel · Saturday before Elevation

  Matthew 10:37–11:1

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  ³⁷He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.

  ³⁸He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me, isn’t worthy of me.

  ³⁹He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

  ⁴⁰He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

  ⁴¹He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. He who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.

  ⁴²Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward.”

  ¹When Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.

• Gospel

  Mark 3:28–35

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  ²⁸Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;

  ²⁹but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation.”

  ³⁰—because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”

  ³¹His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.

  ³²A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you.”

  ³³He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”

  ³⁴Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!

  ³⁵For whoever does the will of God is my brother, my sister, and mother.”

• Gospel · Church

  Matthew 16:13–18

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

Saints and icons

• Prayer of the day: Prayer to the Holy Spirit “O Heavenly King”