The Morning Offering

Living the evangelical life of Orthodox monasticism in witness to the salvific truth of the Gospels of Our Lord, God, and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever!

The Morning Offering
Sunday, November 29 / 16 (Church Calendar)

Saints of the Day:

November 16 / 29. Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew. St. Fulvianus, prince of Ethiopia, in holy baptism Matthew St. Sergius, abbot of Malopinega. Repose of Schemamonk John the Fingerless, disciple of St. Paisius Velichkovsky (1843) NewHieromartyr Philoumenos of Jacob's Well, by the Jews

Photo of the Day:

Our monastery's relics of Saint John the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco. (Click to enlarge)

Quote of the Day:

"Let us therefore rejoice because that sheep which had fallen in Adam is uplifted in Christ. The shoulders of Christ are the arms of His Cross. There have I laid down my sins; upon the neck of that sublime yoke of torment have I found rest."

 

 St. Ambrose of Milan
"Exposition of the Gospel of St. Luke"

Charity of  the Day:

With the blessing of Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco, money is being raised for the widow of the martyred Priest Daniel. Please make checks payable to: HOLY VIRGIN CATHEDRAL and earmarked MATUSHKA SISOEV FUND.

Send the checks to:

MATUSHKA SISOEV FUND
c/o Rev. Peter Perekrestov
475 26th Avenue, #2
San Francisco, CA 94121
USA

Scripture Readings for the Day:

Ephesians 4:1-8

Walk in Unity

 ¹ I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, ² with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, ³ endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ⁴ There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; ⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism; ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Spiritual Gifts

⁷ But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. ⁸ Therefore He says:


      " When He ascended on high,
      He led captivity captive,
      And gave gifts to men."

Luke 10:25-37

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁵ And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
²⁶ He said to him, "What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?"
²⁷ So he answered and said, " 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,' and 'your neighbor as yourself.'"
²⁸ And He said to him, "You have answered rightly; do this and you will live."
²⁹ But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
³⁰ Then Jesus answered and said: "A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. ³¹ Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. ³² Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. ³³ But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. ³⁴ So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵ On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.' ³⁶ So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?"
³⁷ And he said, "He who showed mercy on him."
Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."