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.
Εμφάνιση αναρτήσεων με ετικέτα Metropolitans of Moscow. Εμφάνιση όλων των αναρτήσεων
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Τετάρτη 13 Οκτωβρίου 2010

Peter, Alexis, Jonah, Hermogenes and Tikhon, Metropolitans of Moscow

Reading from the Synaxarion:

The feast of the Hierarchs of Moscow was established during the reign
of Tsar Theodore Ioannovich and Patriarch Job in the year 1596.
Their individual feasts are: Saint Peter (+1326), December 21, and
August 24, translation of holy relics; Saint Alexis (+14th cent.),
February 12, and May 20, recovery of holy relics; Saint Jonas (+1461),
March 31 and June 15, with the recovery of his holy relics celebrated
on May 27. In 1875, at the proposal of Metropolitan Innocent of
Moscow, to this feast was joined the commemoration of Saint Philip of
Moscow (+1569), whose feast is kept on January 9, and the recovery of
his holy relics on July 3. In more recent times, the holy Patriarchs
Hermogenes (+1612) and Tikhon (+1925) have been added to the Synaxis. Saint
Hermogenes, who was starved to death by the Poles, is also celebrated on
February 17 and May 12, and Saint Tikhon, a confessor under the atheist
yoke, on March 25. the Menaion service itself makes reference only to
Saints Peter, Alexis, Jonas, and Philip.

Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Prelates of Russia, true keepers of the apostolic traditions, unshakable
pillars, teachers of Orthodoxy, O Peter, Alexis, Jonas, Philip,
Hermogenes, and Tikhon, pray to the Lord of all to grant peace to the world
and to our souls great mercy.

Kontakion in the Third Tone
Ye lived piously among bishops; ye led the peoples to the knowledge
of God, and ye pleased God well. Wherefore, ye were glorified by
Him with incorruption and miracles, as disciples of the grace of God.