Lazarus Saturday
Kalliopios the Martyr, Roufinos the Deacon & Akylina the Martyr in Sinope
Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America
Righteous Father Savvas the New of Kalymnos
George, Bishop of Lesvos
Readings:
Epistle Reading:
Hebrews 12:28-29; 13:1-8
Gospel Reading:
John 11:1-45
To ponder and meditate on:
"To confirm men's faith in Thy Resurrection, O Word, Thou hast called Lazarus from the tomb and as God hast raised him up, to show the peoples that Thou art both God and man in very truth, who dost raise up the temple of Thy body." (Great Compline on Saturday of Lazarus)
Challenge:
During Holy Week, make an extra effort to keep this a solemn week. Choose to cut something out for the entire week… no TV? no iPod? no Facebook? no texting? You can do it! Cutting out even ONE of these things will help keep us focused on this holy week!
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