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.
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Πέμπτη 14 Οκτωβρίου 2010

Loukianos the Martyr of Antioch

Reading from the Synaxarion:

This Saint was from Samosata, the son of pious parents. He established
a catechetical school in Antioch, and taught the correct doctrines
of the Faith and made clear the parts of the divine Scriptures that
were difficult to understand. He edited the Old Testament translation
from the Hebrew tongue, and published it in an excellent edition, free
from every heretical corruption and interpolation. He travelled to
Nicomedia to strengthen the faithful there in their contests for Christ,
and was accused before Maximinus, with whom he conversed openly. When
he had made a defence of the Christian Faith, he was condemned to
imprisonment where, in 311, he died of hunger and thirst.

Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Thy Martyr, O Lord, in his courageous contest for Thee received the
prize of the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal
God. For since he possessed Thy strength, he cast down the tyrants
and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ
God, by his prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.

Kontakion in the Second Tone
We all gloriously acclaim thee with hymns, O Lucian, thou most
brilliant luminary, who wast first illustrious in asceticism and then
shonest forth in contest: Intercede unceasingly for us all.