----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 Pashons 7 June Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Verse of the Day: "But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. (Acts 20:24) Pauline Epistle: II Corinthians 4:5-5:11 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us." Catholic Epistle: I Peter 2:18-3:7 "...but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God." Praxis: Acts 20:17-38 "I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' " Synaxarion: + Abba Michael I, 68th Patriarch of Alexandria He renewed the church vessels and books. + St. Fores, one of the seventy-two disciples Psalm: 106:32,41,42 "Let them exalt Him in the congregations of the people and praise Him in the seat of the elders. He maketh His kindred like a flock. The upright shall see and rejoice." Alleluia! Gospel: John 10:1-16 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep." -----------------------------------------------------------------------------