Sunday<\/p>\n
1 John 5:\u00a0 Dearly\u00a0beloved: Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world,even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by Water and Blood, even Jesus Christ; not by Water only, but by Water and Blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the Water, and the Blood: and these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the wit- ness of God which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.<\/p>\n
Prayer:
\nGlory to God in the Highest and on earth peace good will among men.<\/p>\n
Monday
\n**Readings from Holy Week…themes of Christ’s coming and judgement and the need to repent<\/p>\n
EZEKIEL 37:1-14\u00a0 (on the restoration of Israel that appeared ‘dead’
\nAgain the hand of the Lord came upon me, and brought me by the Spirit
\nof the Lord, and set me in the midst of the plain, which was full of human
\nbones. So He led me round about them, and behold, there was a great multitude
\nof bones on the face of the plain. They were very dry. Then He said to
\nme, \u201cSon of man, can these bones live?\u201d So I answered, \u201cO Lord, You know
\nthis.\u201d Then He said to me, \u201cProphesy to these bones and say to them, \u2018O dry
\nbones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord to these bones: \u201cBehold,
\nI will bring the Spirit of life upon you. I will put muscles on you and
\nbring flesh upon you. I will cover you with skin and put my Spirit into you.
\nThen you shall live and know that I am the Lord.\u201d \u2019 \u201d So I prophesied as He
\ncommanded me, and it came to pass while I prophesied that, behold, there
\nwas a shaking, and the bones came together, each one to its joint. So I
\nlooked, and behold, muscle and flesh grew upon them, and skin covered
\nthem over; but no breath was in them. Then He said to me, \u201cProphesy to
\nthe wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, \u2018Thus says the Lord:
\n\u201cCome from the four winds and breathe upon these dead men; and let them
\nlive.\u201d \u2019 \u201d So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the Spirit entered into
\nthem; and they lived and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great assembly.
\nAgain the Lord spoke to me, saying, \u201cSon of man, these bones are the
\nwhole house of Israel. They say, \u2018Our bones are dry, our hope has perished,
\nand we are lost.\u2019 Therefore prophesy and say to them, \u2018Thus says the Lord:
\n\u201cBehold, I will open your tombs, bring you up from your graves, and bring
\nyou into the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I
\nopen your tombs to lead you, My people, up from their graves. I will put My
\nSpirit in you, and you will live; and I will place you in your own land. Then
\nyou will know that I am the Lord. I have spoken, and I will do it,\u201d says the
\nLord.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n
Prayer:\u00a0\u00a0 May the Strength of God guide us. May the Power of God preserve us. Tuesday Wednesday But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Prayer: Then Jesus answered and said to them, \u201cMost assuredly, I say to you, the Prayer: Friday Prayer: Saturday Prayer: Sunday 1 John 5:\u00a0 Dearly\u00a0beloved: Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world,even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-orthodox-daily-devotional","has_no_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8228,"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8227\/revisions\/8228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMay the Wisdom of God instruct us. May the Hand of God protect us.
\nMay the Way of God direct us. May the Shield of God defend us.
\nMay the Angels of God guard us. – Against the snares of the evil one.
\nPrayer for the Faithful of St. Patrick Part 1<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1 CORINTHIANS 15:\u00a0 [SELECTION]
\nMoreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you,
\nwhich also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are
\nsaved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you\u2014unless you believed
\nin vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received:
\nthat Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was
\nburied, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,
\nand that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen
\nby over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to
\nthe present, but some have fallen asleep. After that He was seen by James,
\nthen by all the apostles. Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one
\nborn out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy
\nto be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the
\ngrace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but
\nI labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God
\nwhich was with me. Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so
\nyou believed. Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the
\ndead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
\nPrayer:
\nChrist is risen from the dead trampling down death by death and on those in the tombs bestowing life.<\/p>\n
\n1 CORINTHIANS 15:\u00a0 [SELECTION #2<\/p>\n
\nChrist is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
\nYes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of
\nGod that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up\u2014if in fact the
\ndead do not rise. For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if
\nChrist is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also
\nthose who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we
\nhave hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. But now Christ is
\nrisen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen
\nasleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of
\nthe dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
\nBut each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who
\nare Christ\u2019s at His coming. Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom
\nto God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority
\nand power. For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
\nThe last enemy that will be destroyed is death. For \u201cHe has put all things under
\nHis feet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nGlory to Jesus Christ \u2013 Glory forever!
\nThursday
\nJOHN 5 SELECTION<\/p>\n
\nSon can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever
\nHe does, the Son also does in like manner. For the Father loves the
\nSon, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him
\ngreater works than these, that you may marvel. For as the Father raises the
\ndead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. For
\nthe Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, that
\nall should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not
\nhonor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. Most assuredly, I
\nsay to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting
\nlife, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death
\ninto life. Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when
\nthe dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.
\nFor as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life
\nin Himself, and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because
\nHe is the Son of Man.\u00a0\u00a0Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in
\nwhich all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth\u2014those
\nwho have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done
\nevil, to the resurrection of condemnation.<\/p>\n
\nFor as many have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ\u2026Alleluia<\/p>\n
\nLAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH 1:1-4\u00a0 (Jerusalem destroyed because of it sins against God)
\nNow it came to pass that after Israel was taken captive and Jerusalem became
\ndesolate, Jeremiah sat weeping; and he lamented this song of grief
\nover Jerusalem and said: \u201cHow does the city now sit alone, She who was full
\nof people? She has become like a widow, She who was multiplied among the
\nnations, She who was ruling among the countries. She has become subject
\nto tribute. \u201cShe weeps bitterly in the night; she sheds tears on her cheeks.
\nYet among all her lovers there is no one who comforts her. All who love her
\nhave dealt treacherously with her. They have become her enemies. Judea
\nhas gone into captivity Because of her humiliation and harsh servitude. She
\ndwells among the Gentiles; she finds no rest. All who pursue her overtake
\nher in the midst of her distress. \u201cThe roads of Zion mourn, because no one
\ncomes to the feast. All her gates are destroyed, her priests groan, her virgins
\nare led away, and she is embittered in herself.<\/p>\n
\nChrist is in our midst \u2013 He is and always shall be<\/p>\n
\nZEPHANIAH 3:11-20\u00a0 \u00a0(Prophecy of Christ’s coming)
\n\u201cIn that day, you will not be ashamed of all your practices in which you
\nacted profanely against Me. For at that time I will take away from you the
\ncontempt of your arrogance, and you shall no longer be haughty upon My
\nholy mountain. And I will leave among you a gentle and humble people,
\nwho will show reverence to the name of the Lord. The remnant of Israel
\nwill not commit unrighteousness nor speak vanities; neither will a deceitful
\ntongue be found in their mouth; for they will feed and lie down, and there
\nwill be no one terrifying them.\u201d Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Cry
\naloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Be glad and rejoice with your whole heart,
\nO daughter of Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away your iniquities and ransomed
\nyou from your enemies. The Lord, the King of Israel, is in your
\nmidst; you will no longer see any evil. At that time the Lord shall say to Jerusalem,
\n\u201cO Zion, be of good courage; do not let your hands grow slack. The
\nLord your God is with you. The Mighty One shall save you. He shall bring
\ngladness upon you and will renew you with His love. He will delight over
\nyou with joy as in a day of feasting. I shall gather together your broken ones.
\nAlas! who has taken up a reproach against her? \u201cBehold, at that time I will
\nact among you for your sake,\u201d says the Lord. \u201cI will save the oppressed and
\nwelcome those being rejected. I will make them a praise and renowned
\nthroughout the whole earth. And they shall be put to shame in that day
\nwhen I do well with you, at the time when I shall receive you, for I will
\nmake you praised and renowned among all the peoples of the earth when I
\nreturn your captivity,\u201d says the Lord.<\/p>\n
\nPreserve O Lord while waking and guard us while sleeping that awake we may watch with Christ and asleep we may rest in peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"