4/8/11 - Fifth Friday in Lent

Saints and Feasts:
Agavos, Rouphos, Asynkritos, Phlegon, Herodion, & Hermes of the 70 Apostles
Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves
Celestine, Pope of Rome

OLD TESTAMENT READING 1: Isaiah 45:11-17
OLD TESTAMENT READING 2: Genesis 22:1-18
OLD TESTAMENT READING 3: Proverbs 17:17-18:5

To ponder and meditate on: Be zealous within your soul, without showing it in the least, either by visible sign or by word, or by hint. And you will only do this when you stop looking down on your neighbor (St. John Climacus).

Challenge: Each Friday in Great Lent, we celebrate the service of Salutations to the Theotokos. This service is celebrated in the evening. Make plans to go to this evening’s service. Follow along in the service; it is a beautiful prayer.