Scripture Readings
Sunday, March 9, 2014
- Isaiah 43:9-14
- Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9
- Wisdom of Solomon 5:15-6:3
- Luke 24:1-12
- Hebrews 12:1-10
- Matthew 20:1-16
- Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-12:2
- John 1:43-51
Today’s commemorated feasts and saints
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT — Tone 4. Sunday of Orthodoxy. The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste: Cyrion (or Quirio), Candidus, Domnus, Hesychius, Heraclus, Smaragdus, Eunocius (or Eunicus), Valens, Vivianus, Claudius, Prescus, Theodulus, Euthychius, John, Xantheas, Helianus, Sisinius, Angius, Aetius, Flavius, Acacius, Ecditius, Lysimachus, Alexander, Elias, Gorgonius, Theophilus, Dometian, Gaius, Leontius, Athanasius, Cyril, Sacerdon, Nicholas, Valerius, Philoctimon, Severian, Chudion, Aglaius, and Meliton (ca. 320). Martyr Urpasianus, of Nicomedia (ca. 295). St. Cæsarius, brother of St. Gregory the Theologian (ca. 369). Righteous Tarasius. The “ALBAZIN” Icon of the Mother of God (“THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH”—1666). Venerable Vitalius of Castronovo (10th c.).