Scripture Readings
Saturday, April 30, 2005
- Ezekiel 37:1-14
- 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; Galatians 3:13-14
- Matthew 27:62-66
- James 1:1-12
- James 1:13-27
- James 2:1-13
- Genesis 1:1-13
- Isaiah 60:1-16
- Exodus 12:1-11
- Jonah 1:1-4:11
- Joshua 5:10-15
- Exodus 13:20-15:19
- Zephaniah 3:8-15
- 3[1] Kings 17:8-24
- Isaiah 61:10-62:5
- Genesis 22:1-18
- Isaiah 61:1-9
- 4[2] Kings 4:8-37
- Isaiah 63:11-64:5
- Jeremiah 31:31-34
- Daniel 3:1-23; Song of the Three: 1-66 with verses
- John 21:15-25
- Acts 12:1-11
- Luke 5:1-11
- Romans 6:3-11
- Matthew 28:1-20
Today’s commemorated feasts and saints
Great and Holy Saturday. Holy Apostle James (Jacob), the brother of St. John the Theologian (44 A.D.). Uncovering of the Relics of St. Nikḗtas, Bishop of Novgorod (1558). St. Donatus, Bishop of Euroea in Epirus (ca. 387). Uncovering of the Relics of St. Basil, Bishop of Amasea (4th c.). Martyr Maximus of Ephesus. St. Ignátii (Ignatius) Brianchaninov, Bishop of the Caucasus and Stavropol (1867).