37 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ' αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ ἰησοῦς, πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως.
38 ἐν δὲ τῷ πορεύεσθαι αὐτοὺς αὐτὸς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς κώμην τινά: γυνὴ δέ τις ὀνόματι μάρθα ὑπεδέξατο αὐτόν.
39 καὶ τῇδε ἦν ἀδελφὴ καλουμένη μαριάμ, [ἣ] καὶ παρακαθεσθεῖσα πρὸς τοὺς πόδας τοῦ κυρίου ἤκουεν τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ.
40 ἡ δὲ μάρθα περιεσπᾶτο περὶ πολλὴν διακονίαν: ἐπιστᾶσα δὲ εἶπεν, κύριε, οὐ μέλει σοι ὅτι ἡ ἀδελφή μου μόνην με κατέλιπεν διακονεῖν; εἰπὲ οὖν αὐτῇ ἵνα μοι συναντιλάβηται.
41 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ κύριος, μάρθα μάρθα, μεριμνᾷς καὶ θορυβάζῃ περὶ πολλά,
42 ἑνὸς δέ ἐστιν χρεία: μαριὰμ γὰρ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται αὐτῆς.

Τρίτη 21 Δεκεμβρίου 2010

Saint Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow

Reading from the Synaxarion:

Our holy and wonderworking Father Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow, was
born in Volhynia, tonsured a monk at twelve years of age, and later
ordained a priest. He lived in solitude for a time in a desert place north
of Lvov and founded the Holy Transfiguration Monastery; afterwards
he was sent to Constantinople, where the holy Patriarch Athanasius
consecrated him Metropolitan of Kiev in 1308, and he returned to Vladimir,
where the Metropolitans of Kiev had their residence at that time (see
Saint Jonas on June 15). In 1325, he moved to Moscow, where he founded
the Dormition Cathedral, and after his repose in December 21, 1326,
was buried there. He was also an iconographer, and two of his icons,
the Dormition and the Petrovskaya, are found in the Dormition
Cathedral (see also Oct. 5 and Aug. 24).

Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Now the formerly fruitless land rejoiceth; for behold, Christ hath
revealed a light in thee that shineth forth clearly in the world, and
healeth our infirmities and sicknesses. Wherefore, dance and be merry
with boldness; he is a hierarch indeed of the Most High, Who was his
fellow-worker in these things.

Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
On this day, we hasten to thee with love, fashioning a song, O
God-bearing champion and marvellous wonderworker of our land. Since thou hast
boldness before the Lord, deliver us from diverse afflictions, that we may
cry to thee: Rejoice, O support of our city.

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