Sunday

**We will being ‘Divine Twilight’ which is a condensed version of the Old Testament.  Commentary will be added now and then.  Formatting is problematic due to the old book format.

Genesis:   In the beginning God created Heaven and earth. And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep ; and the Spirit of God moved over the waters.
And God said,
“Be light made:” and light was made.
And God saw the light that it was good; and He divided the light from the darkness : and He called the light Day, and the darkness Night. And there was evening and morning—one day.
And God said,
“Let there be a firmament1 amidst the waters, and let The Creation of Light-
it divide the waters from the waters.” And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the
firmament from those that were above2 the firmament; and it was so: and God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and morning were the second day.
God also said, “Let the waters that are under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear: ” and it was so done. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the water He called Seas: and God saw that it was good. And He said, “Let the earth bring forth the green herb, and such as may seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, which may have seed in itself upon the earth:” and it was so done. And the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as yielded seed according to its kind, and the tree that beareth fruit, having seed each one according to its kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and morning were the third day.

Prayer:  O Lord, our God, in Thy goodness and love for men forgive me all the sins I have committed today in word, deed or thought. Grant me peaceful and undisturbed sleep. Send Thy Guardian Angel to guard and protect me from all evil. For Thou art the guardian of our souls and bodies, and to Thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
*(Evening Prayer and Confession of Sins)

Monday
And God said, “Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years, to shine in the firmament of heaven and to give light upon the earth:” and it was done. And God made two great lights; a greater light to rule the day and a lesser light to rule the night, and the stars; and He set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth, and to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light and the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and morning were the fourth day.
God also said, “Let the waters bring forth the creep¬ ing creature having life, and the fowl that may fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven;” and God created the great whales, and every living and moving creature, which the waters brought forth, according to their kinds, and every winged fowl according to its kind: and God saw that it was good, and He blessed them, saying, 4‘Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea, and let the birds be multiplied upon the earth.” And the evening and morning were the fifth day.

Prayer:  O come, let us worship God our King.
O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ our King and God.
O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and God.

Tuesday
And God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature in its kind, cattle and creeping things, and beasts of the earth according to their kind;” and it was so done: and God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle, and everything that creepeth on the earth after its kind; and God saw that it was good. And He said, “Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth on the earth;” and God created man to His own image: to the image of God He created him: male and female He created them; and God blessed them, saying, “Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it: and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.” And God said, “Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of their own kind to be your meat: and to all beasts of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all that move upon the earth, and wherein there is life, that they may have to feed upon”: and it was so done: and God saw all the things that He had made, and they were very good. And the evening and morning were the sixth day.
So the heavens and the earth were finished,3 and all the furniture of them. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. And He blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God created and made.

Prayer:  Soul of Christ, sanctify me, Body of Christ, save me Blood of Christ, inebriate me, Water from Christ’s side, wash me, Passion of Christ, strengthen me, O good Jesus, hear me, Within Thy wounds hide me, Suffer me not to be separated from Thee, From the malicious enemy defend me, In the hour of my death call me, And bid me come unto Thee, That I may praise Thee with Thy saints, and with Thy angels, Forever and ever, Amen.

Wednesday
The Fall of Man: And the Lord took man and put him into the Garden of Paradise0 to dress it and keep it. And He commanded him, saying, “Of every tree of Paradise thou shalt eat, but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat; for in what day soever thou shalt eat of it thou shalt die the death.”
Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Why hath God commanded you that you should not eat of every tree of Paradise?”
And the woman answered, 44 Of the fruit of the trees that are in Paradise we do eat: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of Paradise, God hath com¬ manded us that we should not eat, and that we should not touch it, lest perchance we die.”
And the serpent said to the woman, 44 No, you shall not die the death; for God doth know that in what day soever you shall eat thereof, your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold, and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband, who did eat. And presently they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the Garden, and they hid themselves from the face of the Lord, amidst the trees of Paradise.
Prayer:  Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.  Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.
*Memorare

Thursday
And the Lord God called the man, and said to him, 44Where art thou?”
And he said, 441 heard Thy voice in Paradise, and I was afraid; and I hid myself.”
x4nd He said, 44 Thou hast eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat.”
And Adam said, 44 The woman whom Thou gavest me to be my companion gave me of the tree, and I did eat.”
And the Lord God said to the woman, 44 Why hast thou done this?”
And she answered, 44 The serpent deceived me, and I did eat. ”
And the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because thou hast done this thing thou art cursed among all cattle and beasts; upon thy breast shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed;
she shall crush thy head,6 and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. ” And to the woman He said, “ I will multiply thy sorrows and thy conceptions; in sor¬ row shalt thou bring forth children; and thou shalt be under thy husband’s pow¬ er, and he shall have dominion over thee. ” And to Adam He said, ‘‘Be¬ cause thou hast harkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat, cursed is the earth in thy work; with labor and toil shalt thou eat thereof all the days of thy life; thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herbs of the earth; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return
Adam and Eve Driven from Paradise.
to the earth, out of which thou wast taken; for dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return.”
And the Lord sent him out of the Garden of Paradise; and He placed before it Cherubinis,7 and a flaming sword, turning every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.8

Prayer:  Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit,  grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

Friday
The Flood: After that men began to be multiplied upon the earth. And God seeing that their wickedness was great, and that all the thought of their heart was bent upon evil at all times, said, “I will destroy man whom I have created, from the face of the earth; from man even to beasts; from the creeping things even to the fowls of the air: for it repenteth9 Me that I have made them.” But Noe found grace before the Lord, for he was a just and perfect man in his generation; and he walked with God.
And the Lord said to Noe, 4‘Make thee an ark of timber planks. Behold I will bring the waters of a great flood10 upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, under heaven. But with thee I will estab¬ lish My covenant; and thou shalt go into the ark, thou and thy sons, and thy wife, and the wives of thy sons with thee. And of every living creature of all flesh, thou shalt bring two of a sort into the ark, that they may live with thee; of the male sex and the female. Of fowls ac¬ cording to their kind, and of beasts in their kind, and of every thing that creepeth on the earth according to its kind, two of every sort shall go in with thee, that they may live.

Prayer:  With the Saints, give rest, O Christ, to the souls of Thy servants, where there is no pain, no sorrow, no sighing, but life everlasting.
*Kontakion of the Departed

 

Saturday
Thou shalt take unto thee of all food that may be eaten, and thou shalt lay it up with thee; and it shall be food for thee and them.” And Noe did all things which God commanded him.
And it came to pass, in the six hundredth year of the life of Noe, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the flood-gates of heaven were opened;
Noe Sending Forth the Dove From the Ark.
and the rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and the waters overflowed exceedingly, and filled all on the face of the earth; and the ark was carried upon the waters. And all flesh was destroyed that moved upon the earth, both of fowl and of cattle, and of beasts, and of all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all men. And Noe only remained, and they that were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

Prayer:  Lord, I have cried to Thee, hearken unto me. Hearken unto me, O Lord. Lord, I have cried to Thee, hearken unto me.  Attend to the voice of my prayer, when I cry unto Thee. Hearken unto me, O Lord. Let my prayer be set forth as incense before Thee, the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice.  Hearken unto me, O Lord.
*Psalm 140 (141)