Thursday, 23 February 2012 - 39th Week after Pentecost
Great Fast
Period of
St Mark -
2nd Week
Plagal of First Tone
Select reference to read text.
Saint(s) of the Day:
Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna; Martyr Polychronios; Venerable Gorgonia; Venerable Damian and Venerable-Martyr Damian of Philotheou monastery on Athos.
Celtic Saint(s) of the Day:
Jurmin, Prince and Confessor of East Anglia. Mildburga (Milburgh), Abbess of Much Wenlock, England Boisil (Boswell), Abbot of Maelros (Melrose), Scotland (see also July 7)
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.
