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
Tuesday, December 1 / November 18 (Church Calendar)

Saints of the Day:

November 18 / December 1. Martyr Platon of Ancyra. Martyr Romanus the Deacon of Caesarea. Martyr Romanus. St. Barulas theYouth of Antioch. Martyrs Zacchaeus the Deacon and Alphaeus of Caesaria in Palestine. New-Martyrs Anastasius of Epirus andDaniel.

Photo of the Day:

"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord" Isaiah 2:3 (Click to enlarge)

Video of the Day:

Coptic priest fearlessly spreading the Gospel of Christ to the Muslims throughout the Middle East. A must watch video!

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/shows/cwn/2009/November/Coptic-Priest-Fearlessly-Spreading-Gods-Word/

 

Quote of the Day:

"When man is born he cries and everyone rejoices but when man dies everyone cries and he rejoices."

His Holiness, Patriarch Pavle of Serbia, of Blessed Memory

Scripture Readings for the Day:

1 Timothy 1:8-14

⁸ But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, ⁹ knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, ¹⁰ for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, ¹¹ according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.

Glory to God for His Grace

¹² And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, ¹³ although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. ¹⁴ And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

Luke 14:25-35

Leaving All to Follow Christ

²⁵ Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, ²⁶ "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. ²⁷ And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. ²⁸ For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— ²⁹ lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, ³⁰ saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish'? ³¹ Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? ³² Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. ³³ So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

Tasteless Salt Is Worthless

³⁴ "Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? ³⁵ It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"