Lazarus Saturday Season : Lazarus Saturday, Pascha week Tune : Annual Abstinence Verse of the Day: "And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people when they saw it, gave praise unto God. (Luke 18:42,43) From Matin's Gospel. Pauline Epistle: I Corinthians 2:1-8 "For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified." Catholic Epistle: I Peter 1:25-2:6 "Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." Praxis: Acts 27:38-28:10 ".. to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hand on him, and healed him." Synexarion: + St. Christopher. He converted to Christianity through the preaching of St. Matthias. At one time, the soldiers who enslaved him, lacked bread; he prayed and food miraculously became plentiful. He was brought before Decius who tried to tempt him by offers of wealth and women; but he rejected all these boldly and preached the Faith. Then, Decius put him in a chaldron with fire lit beneath it, but he suffered no harm. Finally he was beheaded. + St. Youanis, 81st Patriarch of Alexandria. Psalm: 128:8,2 "May the blessing of the Lord come upon you; we have blessed you in the Name of the Lord. Many a time have they warred against me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me." Alleluia! Gospel: John 11:1-45 "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday of the Entry into Jerusalem Season : Palm's Sunday Tune : Hosannish Abstinence Theme of the Day: Spiritual Kingdom of Christ on the Hearts. Verse of the Day: "Hosanna to the Son of David! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' Hosanna in the heighest." (Matthew 21:9) VESPERS: ________ Psalm: 117:26,27 "Blessed is He that comes in the Name of the Lord. We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. Ordain a feast with thick boughs, even unto the horns of the altar." Alleluia! Gospel: John 12:1-11 "... and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead." MATINS: _______ Psalm: 67:19,34,35 "Blessed is the Lord God; blessed is the Lord day by day. The God of Israel, He will give power and strength unto His people. Blessed is God." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 19:1-10 "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house." LITURGY: ________ Pauline Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-28 "... but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption." Catholic Epistle: I Peter 4:1-11 "... that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God." Praxis: Acts 28:11-31 "... for the heart of this people has grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed ..." Synexarion: + Repose of Saint John, the Bishop of Jerusalem. + Repose of Saint Mikhail, the 71st Patriarch of Alexandria. Psalm: 80:3,1,2 "Sound the trumpet at the new moon, in the notable day of your feast. Rejoice in God our helper; shout with joy to the God of Jacob. Take up a psalm and bring the timbrel; the pleasant psaltery with the harp." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 21:1-17 "Tell the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.'" Gospel: Mark 11:1-11 "... and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road." Gospel: Luke 19:29-48 "Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it." Psalm: 64:1,2 "To Thee is due praise, O God, in Sion; and unto Thee shall a vow be rendered in Jerusalem; hearken unto my prayer, for unto Thee shall all flesh come." Alleluia! Gospel: John 12:12-19 "... when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him ..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monday Paremoude 4, 1709 A.M. April 12, 1993 A.D. Pascha Week Season : Pascha Week Tune : Attribis Strict abstinence Theme of the Day: Bear fruits and have faith. Verse of the Day: "For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will come to pass, he will have whatever he says." (Mark 11:23) First Hour Prophesies: Genesis 1:1-2:3; Isaiah 5:1-9; Sirach 1:1-24 Psalm: 71:18,19 "Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, Who alone doeth wonders; and blessed is the Name of His Glory forever and unto the ages of ages." Alleluia! Gospel: Mark 11:12-24 Third Hour Prophesies: Isaiah 5:20-30; Jeremiah 9:12-19 Psalm: 121:1,2 "I was glad because of them that said unto me: Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet have stood in Thy courts, O Jerusalem." Alleluia! Gospel: Mark 11:11-19 Sixth Hour Prophesies: Exodus 32:7-15; Proverbs 1:1-9 Psalm: 121:4 "For there the tribes went up; the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel; to give thanks to the Name of the Lord." Alleluia! Gospel: John 2:13-17 Ninth Hour Prophesies: Genesis 2:15-3:24; Isaiah 40:1-5; Proverbs 1:1-9 Psalm: 64:4,5 "Hearken unto us, O God our Savior; Thou hope of all the ends of the earth. Blessed is he whom Thou hast chosen and hast taken to Thyself; he shall dwell in Thy courts." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 21:23-27 Eleventh Hour Prophesies: Isaiah 50:1-3; Sirach 1:25-30 Psalm: 12:3,4 "Look upon me, hear me; O Lord my God, enlighten mine eyes lest at any time I sleep unto death; lest at any time mine enemy say: I have prevailed against him." Alleluia! Gospel: John 8:51-59 First Hour of Eve of Tuesday Prophesies: Zechariah 1:1-6 Psalm: 61:7,6 "In God is my salvation and my glory; He is the God of my help and my hope is in God. For He is my God; my Savior and my helper; and I shall not be moved from hence." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 13:23-30 Third Hour of Eve of Tuesday Prophesies: Malachi 1:1-8 Psalm: 12:3,5 "Look upon me; hear me, O Lord my God; enlighten mine eyes, lest I sleep unto death. But as for me, I have hoped in Thy mercy. My heart will rejoice in Thy salvation." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 13:31-35 Sixth Hour of Eve of Tuesday Prophesies: Hosea 4:15-5:7 Psalm: 90:2,3 "Thou art my helper and my refuge. He is my God and I will hope in Him; for He shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters and from every troubling word." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 21:34-38 Ninth Hour of Eve of Tuesday Prophesies: Hosea 10:12-11:2 Psalm: 32:10,11 "The Lord scattereth the plans of the heathens; He setteth aside the devices of the people and He bringeth to naught the plans of princes. But the counsel of the Lord abideth unto eternity; the thought of His heart unto generation and generation." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 11:37-52 Eleventh Hour of Eve of Tuesday Prophesies: Amos 5:6-14 Psalm 121:4 "For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel; to give thanks to the Name of the Lord." Alleluia! Gospel: Mark 13:32-14:2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday of the Pascha Week Season : Pascha Week Tune : Attribis Strict abstinence Theme of the Day: Day of teaching Parables in the temple and preaching about the end of the world. Verse of the Day: "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away." (Matthew 24:35) First Hour Prophesies: Exodus 19:1-8; Job 23:2-24:25; Hosea 4:1-8 Psalm: 119:2,6,8 "O Lord deliver my soul from unrighteous lips and from a crafty tongue. With them that hate peace I was peaceable; when I spoke unto them, they warred against me without a cause." Alleluia! Gospel: John 8:21-29 Third Hour Prophesies: Deuteronomy 8:11-20; Sirach 2:1-9; Job 27:1-28:2; 1 Kings 19:9-14 Psalm: 118:154,155 "Judge my cause and redeem me; for Thy word's sake quicken me. Far from sinners is salvation for they have not sought after Thy statutes." Alleluia! Gospel: Mark 23:37-24:2 Sixth Hour Prophesies: Ezekiel 21:3-13; Sirach 4:23-5:2; Isaiah 1:1-9 Psalm: 17:48,17 "O my deliverer from enemies which are prone to anger; from them that arise up against me wilt Thou lift me high; from the unrighteous men deliver me. He will deliver me from mine enemies which are mighty and from them that hate me; for they are stronger than I." Alleluia! Gospel: John 8:12-20 Ninth Hour Prophesies: Genesis 6:5-9:7; Proverbs 9:1-11; Isaiah 40:9-31; Daniel 7:9-15; Proverbs 8:1-12 Psalm: 24:1,2,3 "Unto Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul; O my God, in Thee have I trusted. Let me never be put to shame, nor let mine enemies laugh me to scorn. Let them be ashamed which are lawless without a cause." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 24:3-35 Eleventh Hour Prophesies: Isaiah 30:25-30; Proverbs 6:20-7:4 Psalm: 44:6, 40:1 "Thy Throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Thy kingdom. Blessed is the man that hath understanding for the poor man and the pauper; in an evil day the Lord will deliver him." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 25:14-26:2 First Hour of Eve of Wednesday Prophesies: Ezekiel 22:17-22; 22:23-28 Psalm: 58:16,17 "For Thou art become my helper and my refuge in the day of my tribulation. Thou art my helper; unto Thee will I chant; for Thou, O God, art my helper; O my God, Thou art my mercy." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 Third Hour of Eve of Wednesday Prophesies: Amos 5:18-27 Psalm: 64:4 "Blessed is he whom Thou hast chosen and hast taken to Thyself; he shall dwell in Thy courts. Holy is Thy temple; wonderful in righteousness." Alleluia Gospel: Matthew 24:36-51 Sixth Hour of Eve of Wednesday Prophesies: Jeremiah 13:9-14 Psalm: 101:1,2 "O Lord, hear my prayer and let my cry come unto Thee. In the day when I am afflicted, incline Thine ear unto me." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13 Ninth Hour of Eve of Wednesday Prophesies: Hosea 9:14-10:2 Psalm: 21:20,21 "Rescue my soul from the sword; even this only-begotten one of mine from the hand of the dog and my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 23:29-36 Eleventh Hour of Eve of Wednesday Prophesies: Wisdom 7:24-30 Psalm 56;1 "Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for my soul trusted in thee and in the shadow of Thy wings will I hope until iniquity shall pass away." Alleluia! Gospel: John 11:55-57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Season : Wednesday of the Pascha Week Tune : Attribis Strict abstinence Wednesday Morning Theme of the Hours: + Judas Betrayal. + Anointment of Jesus by precious ointment. The Ninth Hour of Wednesday: Prophesies: Genesis 24:1-9; Numbers 20:1-13; Proverbs 1:10-23; Isaiah 59:1-17; Zachariah 11:11-14 "So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver" Psalm 41:5-7 "Mine enemies speak evil of me, when shall he die, and his name perish." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 26:3-16 "There came unto Him a woman having and alabaster box of very precious ointment and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. ..... Then one of the twelve called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests and said unto them what will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?." Thursday Night Theme of the Hours: + Jesus is one with the Father The Ninth Hour of Thursday Night Prophesies: Ezekiel 20:27-33 Psalm 27:1,2 "O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust; save me from all them that persecute me." Alleluia! Gospel: John 10:29-38 "And believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday Pascha Week Season : Pascha Week Strict abstinence Thursday Morning Theme of the Hours: + Preparation for Passover. The Ninth Hour of Wednesday: Prophesies: Isaiah 61:1-6; Genesis 14:17-20; Job 27:1-28:3 Genesis 22:1-19 "And Abraham said, My son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering." Psalm 22:1 "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 26:17:19 "The disciples came to Jesus saying unto Him, where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the Passover?" The Liturgy of the Water Theme of the Liturgy: + Jesus washes the feet of his disciples. Prophesies: Genesis 18:1-23; Proverbs 9:1-11; Exodus 14 &15 Paulin Epistel: 1 Timothy 4:9-5:10 Psalm 51:7,10 "Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow" Alleluia! Gospel: John 13:1-17 ".. and began to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith He was girded." The Liturgy Theme of the Liturgy: God's new covenant with mankind. Paulin Epistel: 1 Corinthians 11:23-34 "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you." Psalm 23:5,4:19 "Yea mine own familiar friend whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread , hath lifted up his heel against me." Alleluia! Gospel: Mathew 26:20-29 "Drink ye all of it; For this is My blood of the new testament which is shed for many for the remission of sins." Friday Night Theme of the Hours: + Jesus declares that He will be betrayed + Jesus warns Peter of his denial + Jesus' last ceremon to His disciples + Jesus' last prayer + Judas betrays Jesus to the priests + Peter Cuts the slave's ear The First Hour of Friday Night Prophesies: Jeremiah Psalm 102:1,8 "Hear my prayer, O Lord and let my cry come unto Thee." Alleluia! Gospel: John 13:33-17:26 "Father, the hour is come; glorify Thy son, that Thy son also may glorify Thee." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Friday Pascha Week Season : Holy and Great Friday (Pascha Week) Tune : Attribis Strict abstinence Theme of the Day: + Judas hangs himself. + Jesus before Pilate. + The soldiers mock Jesus. + The crucifixion. + The death of Jesus. + The burial of Jesus. Verse of the Day: "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities." (Isaiah 53:5) First Hour Prophesies: Deuteronomy 8:19-9:24; Isaiah 1:2-9; Isaiah 2:10-21; Jeremiah 22:29-23:6; Isaiah 24:1-13; Wisdom 2:12-22; Job 12:17-13:1; Zechariah 11:11-14; Micha 2:12-22 "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider." Pauline Epistle: Corinthians 1:23-2:4 "But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness." Psalm: 26:12; 34:11,12,16 "For unjust witnesses are risen up against me and injustice hath lied to itself. Unjust witnesses rose up against me things for good. They gnashed upon me with their teeth." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 27:1-14; Mark 15:1-5; Luke 22:66-23:12; John 18:28-40 "Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders." Third Hour Prophesies: Genesis 48:1-19; Isaiah 50:4-9; Isaiah 3:9-15; Isaiah 63:1-7; Amos 9:5,6,8,10; Job 29:21-30:10 "I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheek to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting." Pauline Epistle: Colossians 2:13-15 "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross." Psalm: 37:17; 21:16 "For I am ready for scourges and my sorrow is continually before me. For many dogs have encircled me; the congregation of evil doers hath surrounded me." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-25; Luke 23:13-25; John 19:1-12 "And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified." Sixth Hour Prophesies: Numbers 21:1-9; Isaiah 53:7-12; Isaiah 12:2-13:10; Amos 8:9-12 "And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day." Pauline Epistle: Galatians 6:14-18 "But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world." Psalm: 37:21,22; 21:16,17,18,7,8 "I am the Beloved rejected as a despised dead man; for they nailed my flesh. Forsake me not, O Lord my God. They have pierced my hands and my feet. They have numbered all my bones and they themselves have looked and stared upon me. They have parted ny garments amongst themselves and for my vestments have they cast lots. They have spoken with their lips and have wagged their heads. He hoped in the Lord; let Him deliver Him; let Him save Him; for He desireth Him." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 27:27-45; Mark 15:26-33; Luke 23:26-44; John 19:13-27 "And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left." Ninth Hour Prophesies: Jeremiah 11:18-12:13; Zechariah 14:5-11; Joel 2:1-3; Joel 2:10-11 "The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining." Pauline Epistle: Philippians 2:4-11 "And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." Psalm: 68:1,21 "Save me, O God, for the waters are come in unto my soul. I am stuck fast in the mire of the deep and they gave me gall for my food and for my thirst they gave me vinegar." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 27:46-50; Mark 15:34-37; Luke 23:45-46; John 19:28-30 "When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost." Eleventh Hour Prophesies: Exodus 12:1-14; Ezekiel 12:1-14; Leviticus 23:5-12 "And ye shall let nothing remain until the morning." Pauline Epistle: Galatians 3:1-6 ".. who has bewitched you, that ye should obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?" Psalm: 142:6,7; 30:5 "I stretch forth my hands unto Thee. Quickly hear me, O Lord; my spirit hath fainted away. Turn not Thy face away from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. Into Thy hands I will commit my spirit; Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, God of Truth." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 27:51-56; Mark 15:38-41; Luke 23:47-49; John 19:31-37 "But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water." Twelveth Hour Prophesies: Lamentations 3:1-66; Jonah 1:10-2:7 "Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights." Psalm: 87:6; 22:4; 87:4; 22:3; 44:9,11 "They laid me in the lowest pit; in darkness and in the shadow of death. For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow f death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me. Thy Throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Thy kingdom. Myrrh and stacte and cassia exhale from Thy garments. Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-16:1; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42 "This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday Pascha Week Season : Bright Saturday (Pascha Week) Tune : Attribis Strict abstinence Theme of the Day: + Jesus in the sepulchre. Verse of the Day: "And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it." (Matthew 28:2)) First Hour Prophesies: Isaiah 55:2-13 "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near." Pauline Epistle: I Corinthians 5:7-13 "Therefore put away from among yourself that wicked person." Psalm: 87:4,5; 43:23,26; 125:2,3 "I am become as a man without help free among the dead. Rise up, why sleepest Thou, O Lord? Arise, and cast us not off at the end. Arise, O Lord, help us and redeem us for Thy Name's sake. Alleluia. Then was our mouth filled with joy and our tongue with rejoicing. O they shall say among the nations: The Lord hath done great things unto them. The Lord hath done great things among us and we became glad." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 27:62-66 "So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch." Third Hour Prophesies: Jeremiah 13:15-22 "But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock is carried away captive." Psalm: 15:10,11 "For Thou wilt not abandon my soul in hades nor wilt Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life. Thou wilt fill me with gladness with Thy countenance." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 16:24-28 "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it." Sixth Hour Prophesies: Isaiah 50:10-51:8 "My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust." Psalm: 129:1,12 "Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. Bring my soul out of prison that I may confess Thy Name." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 5:3-12 "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." Ninth Hour Prophesies: Isaiah 45:15-20; Jeremiah 31:31-34 "Verily Thou art a God that hideth thyself, God of Israel, the Saviour." Psalm: 40:10,5 "But Thou, O Lord, be merciful to me and raise me up and I will requite them. Mines enemies have spoken evil things against me: When shall he die and when shall his name perish?" Alleluia! Gospel: John 5:21-30 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live." Divine Liturgy Pauline Epistle: I Corinthians 15:1-22 "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." Catholic Epistle: I Peter 1:1-9 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." Praxis: "The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go." Psalm: 3:5,3; 81:8 "I laid me down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord will help me. But Thou, O Lord, art my helper; my glory and the lifter up of my head. Alleluia. Arise, O God, surge the earth, for Thou shalt have an inheritance among all nations." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 28:1-20 "And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said, Come, see the place where the Lord lay." Distribution Psalm: 67:1 "Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered; and let them that hate Him flee before His face." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 24:1-12 "Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Feast of Pascha Season : Sunday of the Holy Resurrection (EASTER SUNDAY) Tune : Festal Theme of the Day: Christ is Risen from the Dead Trampling Death. Verse of the Day: "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here." (Mark 16:6) Prophecies: Deut. 32:39-43; Is. 60:1-8; "Arise, shine [Jerusalem]; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you." 42:5-17; 49:13-23; Jer. 31:23-28; Hab. 3:2-19; Zech. 2:1-13; Is. 49:6-11; Wis. 5:1-7 MATINS: _______ Psalm: 77:65,69 "And the Lord awoke as one that sleepeth; like a mighty man grown cloyed with wine. And He built His sanctuary like that of a unicorn on the earth. He establishes it forever." Alleluia! Gospel: Mark 16:2-11 "And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe." LITURGY: ________ Pauline Epistle: I Corinthians 15:23-49 "For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be destroyed is death." Catholic Epistle: I Peter 3:15-4:6 "There is also an antitype which now saves us, namely baptism ... through the resurrection of Jesus Christ." Praxis: Acts 2:22-35 "... [Jesus Christ] whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it." Psalm: 117:24,25,27 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad therein; O Lord, save now. O Lord send now prosperity. God is the Lord and hath appeared unto us." Alleluia! Gospel: John 20:1-18 "Jesus said to her, 'Mary!' She turned and said to Him, 'Rabboni!'" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------