ΝΑΜΑΤΑ ΓΛΥΚΥΡΡΟΙΑ: Malachi the Prophet

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.

Κυριακή 2 Ιανουαρίου 2011

Malachi the Prophet

Reading from the Synaxarion:

The Prophet Malachias ("messenger of God") is the last of the twelve
minor Prophets, and also of all the Prophets of the Old Testament. He
prophesied in the days of Nehemias, a wise man among the Jews, who also held
a high and powerful position in the court of Artaxerxes the
Long-armed, King of the Persians, who reigned from 465 to 424 B.C. Malachias'
book of prophecy is divided into four chapters; he foretold the coming
of Christ as the Sun of Righteousness (4:2)

Apolytikion in the Second Tone
As we celebrate the memory of Thy Prophet Malachi, O Lord, through
him we beseech Thee to save our souls.

Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
Since the gift of prophecy dwelt in thee richly, thou, O Prophet,
clearly didst foretell the coming of Christ God and the salvation of all
the world, which is enlightened through grace by His shining forth.