Prokeimenon
Luke 1:46,48 (Tone 3)
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour.
Stichon: For he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed. (NRSV)
Epistle of the Divine Liturgy
Ephesians 5:25-33 (18 after Pentecost)
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word, so as to present the church to himself in splendour, without a spot or wrinkle or anything of the kind—yes, so that she may be holy and without blemish. In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hates his own body, but he nourishes and tenderly cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, because we are members of his body. ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ This is a great mystery, and I am applying it to Christ and the church. Each of you, however, should love his wife as himself, and a wife should respect her husband. (NRSV)
Alleluia verse
Psalms 132:8,11 (Tone 8)
Rise up, O Lord, and go to your resting-place, you and the ark of your might.
Stichon: The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: ‘One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.' (NRSV)
Gospel of the Divine Liturgy
Luke 4:1-15 (1 after Holy Cross)
At that time, Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.’ Jesus answered him, ‘It is written, “One does not live by bread alone.” ’ Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, ‘To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.’ Jesus answered him, ‘It is written, “Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.” ’ Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, “He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you”, and “On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.” ’ Jesus answered him, ‘It is said, “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.” ’ When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. (NRSV)
Synaxarion of the Day (story of the feast or commemoration)
The son of a ship-builder named Pamphilos, and of a woman named Mary from Sinope, in Pontus, Saint Phocas was consecrated Bishop of Sinope and died by the sword and by fire, under Emperor Trajan (98-117).
Class of Feast: 5
Tone of Week: 8
Abstinence today: We refrain from eating meat and meat products.
If, however, you follow the traditional fasting discipline: Fasting today: Fast and Strict abstinence -- Refrain from eating until noon, strict abstinence (xerophagy) thereafter.
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