Wednesday, 25 February 2010 - 40th Week after Pentecost
Great Fast
Period of
St Mark -
4th Week
Plagal of Second Tone
Readings for Wednesday: Old Testament: Isaiah 26:21-27:9; Genesis 9:18-10:1; Proverbs 12:23-13:9.
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Saint(s) of the Day:
Tarasios, Archbishop of Constantinople; Hieromartyrs Reginos, Bishop of Skopelos, and Markellos, Bishop of Apamea in Syria; Martyr Alexander of Markianopolis.
Celtic Saint(s) of the Day:
Walburgh the Myrrh-Giver, Abbess in England
Dismissal Hymn for Wednesday in the
First Tone.
Save, O Lord, Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; grant Thou unto the faithful victory over adversaries. And by the power of Thy Cross do Thou preserve Thy commonwealth.
Notes:
The date is the liturgical date and it changes in the evening, which is the beginning of the Orthodox Church day.
The Scripture readings are in Byzantine Notation, where they are read up to but not including the final verse number. Also, not all readings end at the verse breaks of modern Bibles; this is reflected with verses cited as 5b or 8c to show the proportion of the verse to be read.
The readings are given according to Greek usage with Slavonic usage included in brackets.
The Julian Calendar has been included because of its use in Mount Athos and the Patriarchates of Jerusalem, Russia and Serbia and may be of use to those faithful who intend to visit, or have contacts in, these areas.