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Holy Pascha Week

Monday of Pascha Week

Season Pascha Week
Tune : Attribis
Strict Abstinence
Theme of the day : Bear fruits and have faith.

Verse of the Day :

Mark 11 : 23

Chapter 11

23	For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, "Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.

First Hour

Genesis 1 : 1 - 2 : 3

Chapter 1

1	In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2	The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

3	Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.

4	And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.

5	God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.

6	Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."

7	Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.

8	And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.

9	Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.

10	And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

11	Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth"; and it was so.

12	And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

13	So the evening and the morning were the third day.

14	Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;

15	and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth"; and it was so.

16	Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.

17	God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth,

18	and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

19	So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20	Then God said, "Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens."

21	So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

22	And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."

23	So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24	Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind"; and it was so.

25	And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

26	Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

27	So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

28	Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

29	And God said, "See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.

30	Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food"; and it was so.

31	Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Chapter 2

1	Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished.

2	And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

3	Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

Isaiah 5 : 1 - 9

Chapter 5

1	Now let me sing to my Well-beloved A song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: My Well-beloved has a vineyard On a very fruitful hill.

2	He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes.

3	"And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard.

4	What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes?

5	And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned; And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.

6	I will lay it waste; It shall not be pruned or dug, But there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds That they rain no rain on it."

7	For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.

8	Woe to those who join house to house; They add field to field, Till there is no place Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!

9	In my hearing the LORD of hosts said, "Truly, many houses shall be desolate, Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant.

Sirach 1 : 1 - 19

Chapter 1

1	All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time.

2	Who hath numbered the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of the world? Who hath measured the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the depth of the abyss?

3	Who hath searched out the wisdom of God that goeth before all things?

4	Wisdom hath been created before all things, and the understanding of prudence from everlasting.

5	The word of God on high is the fountain of wisdom, and her ways are everlasting commandments.

6	To whom hath the root of wisdom been revealed, and who hath known her wise counsels?

7	To whom hath the discipline of wisdom been revealed and made manifest? and who hath understood the multiplicity of her steps?

8	There is one most high Creator Almighty, and a powerful king, and greatly to be feared, who sitteth upon his throne, and is the God of dominion.

9	He created her in the Holy Ghost, and saw her, and numbered her, and measured her.

10	And he poured her out upon all his works, and upon all flesh according to his gift, and hath given her to them that love him.

11	The fear of the Lord is honour, and glory, and gladness, and a crown of joy.

12	The fear of the Lord shall delight the heart, and shall give joy, and gladness, and length of days.

13	With him that feareth the Lord, it shall go well in the latter end, and in the day of his death he shall be blessed.

14	The love of God is honourable wisdom.

15	Ana they to whom she shall shew herself love her by the sight, and by the knowledge of her great works.

16	The fear of the Lord Is the beginning of wisdom, and was created with the faithful in the womb, it walketh with chosen women, and is known with the just and faithful.

17	The fear of the Lord is the religiousness of knowledge.

18	Religiousness shall keep and justify the heart, it shall give joy and gladness.

19	It shall go well with him that feareth the Lord, and in the days of his end he shall be blessed.

Psalms 72 : 18,19

Chapter 72

18	Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things!

19	And blessed be His glorious name forever! And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen.

Mark 11 : 12 - 24

Chapter 11

12	Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry.

13	And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

14	In response Jesus said to it, "Let no one eat fruit from you ever again." And His disciples heard it.

15	So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

16	And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple.

17	Then He taught, saying to them, "Is it not written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it a "den of thieves."'

18	And the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people were astonished at His teaching.

19	When evening had come, He went out of the city.

20	Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

21	And Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away."

22	So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God.

23	For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, "Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.

24	Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

Third Hour

Isaiah 5 : 20 - 30

Chapter 5

20	Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

21	Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight!

22	Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,

23	Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away justice from the righteous man!

24	Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, And the flame consumes the chaff, So their root will be as rottenness, And their blossom will ascend like dust; Because they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

25	Therefore the anger of the LORD is aroused against His people; He has stretched out His hand against them And stricken them, And the hills trembled. Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.

26	He will lift up a banner to the nations from afar, And will whistle to them from the end of the earth; Surely they shall come with speed, swiftly.

27	No one will be weary or stumble among them, No one will slumber or sleep; Nor will the belt on their loins be loosed, Nor the strap of their sandals be broken;

28	Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent; Their horses' hooves will seem like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind.

29	Their roaring will be like a lion, They will roar like young lions; Yes, they will roar And lay hold of the prey; They will carry it away safely, And no one will deliver.

30	In that day they will roar against them Like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks to the land, Behold, darkness and sorrow; And the light is darkened by the clouds.

Jeremiah 9 : 12 - 19

Chapter 9

12	Who is the wise man who may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it? Why does the land perish and burn up like a wilderness, so that no one can pass through?

13	And the LORD said, "Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice, nor walked according to it,

14	but they have walked according to the dictates of their own hearts and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them,"

15	therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Behold, I will feed them, this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.

16	I will scatter them also among the Gentiles, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. And I will send a sword after them until I have consumed them."

17	Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Consider and call for the mourning women, That they may come; And send for skillful wailing women, That they may come.

18	Let them make haste And take up a wailing for us, That our eyes may run with tears, And our eyelids gush with water.

19	For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: "How we are plundered! We are greatly ashamed, Because we have forsaken the land, Because we have been cast out of our dwellings."'

Psalms 122 : 1 - 2

Chapter 122

1	I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go into the house of the LORD."

2	Our feet have been standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem!

Mark 11 : 11 - 19

Chapter 11

11	And Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple. So when He had looked around at all things, as the hour was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.

12	Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry.

13	And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

14	In response Jesus said to it, "Let no one eat fruit from you ever again." And His disciples heard it.

15	So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

16	And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple.

17	Then He taught, saying to them, "Is it not written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it a "den of thieves."'

18	And the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people were astonished at His teaching.

19	When evening had come, He went out of the city.

Sixth Hour

Exodus 32 : 7 - 15

Chapter 32

7	And the LORD said to Moses, "Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.

8	They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, "This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!"'

9	And the LORD said to Moses, "I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people!

10	Now therefore, let Me alone, that My wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them. And I will make of you a great nation."

11	Then Moses pleaded with the LORD his God, and said: "LORD, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people whom You have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

12	Why should the Egyptians speak, and say, "He brought them out to harm them, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth'? Turn from Your fierce wrath, and relent from this harm to Your people.

13	Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, "I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever."'

14	So the LORD relented from the harm which He said He would do to His people.

15	And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tablets of the Testimony were in his hand. The tablets were written on both sides; on the one side and on the other they were written.

Wisdom 1 : 1 - 9

Chapter 1

1	Love justice, you that are the judges of the earth. Think of the Lord in goodness, and seek him in simplicity of heart.

2	For he is found by them that tempt him not: and he sheweth himself to them that have faith in him.

3	For perverse thoughts seperate from God: and his power, when it is tried, reproveth the unwise:

4	For wisdom will not enter into a malicious soul, nor dwell in a body subject to sins.

5	For the Holy Spirit of discipline will flee from the deceitful, and will withdraw himself from thoughts that are without understanding, and he shall not abide when iniquity cometh in.

6	For the spirit of wisdom is benevolent, and will not acquit the evil speaker from his lips: for God is witness of his reins, and he is a true searcher of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue.

7	For the spirit of the Lord hath filled the whole world: and that, which containeth all things, hath knowledge of the voice.

8	Therefore he that speaketh unjust things cannot be hid, neither shall the chastising judgment pass him by.

9	For inquisition shall be made into the thoughts of the ungodly: and the hearing of his words shall come to God, to the chastising of his iniquities.

Psalms 122 : 4

Chapter 122

4	Where the tribes go up, The tribes of the LORD, To the Testimony of Israel, To give thanks to the name of the LORD.

John 2 : 13 - 17

Chapter 2

13	Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14	And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business.

15	When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables.

16	And He said to those who sold doves, "Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!"

17	Then His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up."

Ninth Hour

Genesis 2 : 15 - 3 : 24

Chapter 2

15	Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.

16	And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

17	but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."

18	And the LORD God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him."

19	Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.

20	So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.

21	And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

22	Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

23	And Adam said: "This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man."

24	Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

25	And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Chapter 3

1	Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, "You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?"

2	And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden;

3	but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, "You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die."'

4	Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die.

5	For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

6	So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

7	Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.

8	And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

9	Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?"

10	So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."

11	And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?"

12	Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."

13	And the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

14	So the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life.

15	And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel."

16	To the woman He said: "I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you."

17	Then to Adam He said, "Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, "You shall not eat of it': "Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life.

18	Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field.

19	In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return."

20	And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

21	Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.

22	Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"--

23	therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.

24	So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

Isaiah 40 : 1 - 5

Chapter 40

1	"Comfort, yes, comfort My people!" Says your God.

2	"Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the LORD's hand Double for all her sins."

3	The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God.

4	Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth;

5	The glory of the LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken."

Proverbs 1 : 1 - 9

Chapter 1

1	The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

2	To know wisdom and instruction, To perceive the words of understanding,

3	To receive the instruction of wisdom, Justice, judgment, and equity;

4	To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion--

5	A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

6	To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles.

7	The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8	My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;

9	For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, And chains about your neck.

Psalms 64 : 5,4

Chapter 64

5	They encourage themselves in an evil matter; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who will see them?"

4	That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

Matthew 21 : 23 - 27

Chapter 21

23	Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, "By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?"

24	But Jesus answered and said to them, "I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things:

25	The baptism of John--where was it from? From heaven or from men?" And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, "From heaven,' He will say to us, "Why then did you not believe him?'

26	But if we say, "From men,' we fear the multitude, for all count John as a prophet."

27	So they answered Jesus and said, "We do not know." And He said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Eleventh Hour

Isaiah 50 : 1 - 3

Chapter 50

1	Thus says the LORD: "Where is the certificate of your mother's divorce, Whom I have put away? Or which of My creditors is it to whom I have sold you? For your iniquities you have sold yourselves, And for your transgressions your mother has been put away.

2	Why, when I came, was there no man? Why, when I called, was there none to answer? Is My hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Indeed with My rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness; Their fish stink because there is no water, And die of thirst.

3	I clothe the heavens with blackness, And I make sackcloth their covering."

Sirach 1 : 20 - 30

Chapter 1

20	To fear God is the fulness of wisdom, and fulness is from the fruits thereof.

21	She shall fill all her house with her increase, and the storehouses with her treasures.

22	The fear of the Lord is a crown of wisdom, filling up peace and the fruit of salvation:

23	And it hath seen, and numbered her: but both are the gifts of God.

24	Wisdom shall distribute knowledge, and understanding of prudence: and exalteth the glory of them that hold her.

25	The root of wisdom is to fear the Lord: and the branches thereof are longlived.

26	In the treasures of wisdom is understanding, and religiousness of knowledge: but to sinners wisdom is an abomination.

27	The fear of the Lord driveth out sin:

28	For he that is without fear, cannot be justified: for the wrath of his high spirits is his ruin.

29	A patient man shall bear for a time, and afterwards joy shall be restored to him.

30	A good understanding will hide his words for a time, and the lips of many shall declare his wisdom.

Psalms 13 : 3 - 4

Chapter 13

3	Consider and hear me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, Lest I sleep the sleep of death;

4	Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him"; Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

John 8 : 51 - 59

Chapter 8

51	Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death."

52	Then the Jews said to Him, "Now we know that You have a demon! Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, "If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.'

53	Are You greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. Who do You make Yourself out to be?"

54	Jesus answered, "If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. It is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is your God.

55	Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, "I do not know Him,' I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and keep His word.

56	Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad."

57	Then the Jews said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?"

58	Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM."

59	Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

First Hour of Eve of Tuesday

Zechariah 1 : 1 - 6

Chapter 1

1	In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

2	"The LORD has been very angry with your fathers.

3	Therefore say to them, "Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Return to Me," says the LORD of hosts, "and I will return to you," says the LORD of hosts.

4	"Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets preached, saying, "Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds."' But they did not hear nor heed Me," says the LORD.

5	"Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?

6	Yet surely My words and My statutes, Which I commanded My servants the prophets, Did they not overtake your fathers? "So they returned and said: "Just as the LORD of hosts determined to do to us, According to our ways and according to our deeds, So He has dealt with us."

Psalms 62 : 7,6

Chapter 62

7	In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.

6	He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.

Luke 13 : 23 - 30

Chapter 13

23	Then one said to Him, "Lord, are there few who are saved?" And He said to them,

24	"Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

25	When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, "Lord, Lord, open for us,' and He will answer and say to you, "I do not know you, where you are from,'

26	then you will begin to say, "We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.'

27	But He will say, "I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.'

28	There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.

29	They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.

30	And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last."

Sixth Hour of eve of Tuesday

Malachi 1 : 1 - 9

Chapter 1

1	The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.

2	"I have loved you," says the LORD. "Yet you say, "In what way have You loved us?' Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" Says the LORD. "Yet Jacob I have loved;

3	But Esau I have hated, And laid waste his mountains and his heritage For the jackals of the wilderness."

4	Even though Edom has said, "We have been impoverished, But we will return and build the desolate places," Thus says the LORD of hosts: "They may build, but I will throw down; They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness, And the people against whom the LORD will have indignation forever.

5	Your eyes shall see, And you shall say, "The LORD is magnified beyond the border of Israel.'

6	"A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the LORD of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, "In what way have we despised Your name?'

7	"You offer defiled food on My altar, But say, "In what way have we defiled You?' By saying, "The table of the LORD is contemptible.'

8	And when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, Is it not evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, Is it not evil? Offer it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you favorably?" Says the LORD of hosts.

9	"But now entreat God's favor, That He may be gracious to us. While this is being done by your hands, Will He accept you favorably?" Says the LORD of hosts.

Psalms 13 : 3,5

Chapter 13

3	Consider and hear me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, Lest I sleep the sleep of death;

5	But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

Luke 13 : 31 - 35

Chapter 13

31	On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, "Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You."

32	And He said to them, "Go, tell that fox, "Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.'

33	Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.

34	"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!

35	See! Your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly, I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!"'

Sixth Hour of eve of Tuesday

Hosea 4 : 15 - 5 : 7

Chapter 4

15	"Though you, Israel, play the harlot, Let not Judah offend. Do not come up to Gilgal, Nor go up to Beth Aven, Nor swear an oath, saying, "As the LORD lives'--

16	"For Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn calf; Now the LORD will let them forage Like a lamb in open country.

17	"Ephraim is joined to idols, Let him alone.

18	Their drink is rebellion, They commit harlotry continually. Her rulers dearly love dishonor.

19	The wind has wrapped her up in its wings, And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

Chapter 5

1	"Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For yours is the judgment, Because you have been a snare to Mizpah And a net spread on Tabor.

2	The revolters are deeply involved in slaughter, Though I rebuke them all.

3	I know Ephraim, And Israel is not hidden from Me; For now, O Ephraim, you commit harlotry; Israel is defiled.

4	"They do not direct their deeds Toward turning to their God, For the spirit of harlotry is in their midst, And they do not know the LORD.

5	The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Therefore Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Judah also stumbles with them.

6	"With their flocks and herds They shall go to seek the LORD, But they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.

7	They have dealt treacherously with the LORD, For they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.

Psalms 91 : 2,3

Chapter 91

2	I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust."

3	Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence.

Luke 21 : 34 - 38

Chapter 21

34	"But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.

35	For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

36	Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."

37	And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple, but at night He went out and stayed on the mountain called Olivet.

38	Then early in the morning all the people came to Him in the temple to hear Him.

Ninth Hour of eve of Tuesday

Hosea 10 : 12 - 11 : 2

Chapter 10

12	Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the LORD, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.

13	You have plowed wickedness; You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, Because you trusted in your own way, In the multitude of your mighty men.

14	Therefore tumult shall arise among your people, And all your fortresses shall be plundered As Shalman plundered Beth Arbel in the day of battle--A mother dashed in pieces upon her children.

15	Thus it shall be done to you, O Bethel, Because of your great wickedness. At dawn the king of Israel Shall be cut off utterly.

Chapter 11

1	"When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.

2	As they called them, So they went from them; They sacrificed to the Baals, And burned incense to carved images.

Psalms 33 : 10,11

Chapter 33

10	The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.

11	The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations.

Luke 11 : 37 - 52

Chapter 11

37	And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat.

38	When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.

39	Then the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.

40	Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

41	But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.

42	"But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

43	Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

44	Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them."

45	Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, "Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also."

46	And He said, "Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

47	Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

48	In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs.

49	Therefore the wisdom of God also said, "I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,'

50	that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

51	from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

52	"Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered."

Eleventh Hour of eve of Tuesday

Amos 5 : 6 - 14

Chapter 5

6	Seek the LORD and live, Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph, And devour it, With no one to quench it in Bethel--

7	You who turn justice to wormwood, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!"

8	He made the Pleiades and Orion; He turns the shadow of death into morning And makes the day dark as night; He calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth; The LORD is His name.

9	He rains ruin upon the strong, So that fury comes upon the fortress.

10	They hate the one who rebukes in the gate, And they abhor the one who speaks uprightly.

11	Therefore, because you tread down the poor And take grain taxes from him, Though you have built houses of hewn stone, Yet you shall not dwell in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, But you shall not drink wine from them.

12	For I know your manifold transgressions And your mighty sins: Afflicting the just and taking bribes; Diverting the poor from justice at the gate.

13	Therefore the prudent keep silent at that time, For it is an evil time.

14	Seek good and not evil, That you may live; So the LORD God of hosts will be with you, As you have spoken.

Psalms 122 : 4

Chapter 122

4	Where the tribes go up, The tribes of the LORD, To the Testimony of Israel, To give thanks to the name of the LORD.

Mark 13 : 32 - 14 : 2

Chapter 13

32	"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

33	Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.

34	It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

35	Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming--in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning--

36	lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.

37	And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!"

Chapter 14

1	After two days it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by trickery and put Him to death.

2	But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people."