Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 2:11-22
The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, the haughtiness of
men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
For the day of the LORD of hosts shall come upon everything
proud and lofty, upon everything lifted up; and it shall be brought low;
upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up,
and upon all the oaks of Bashan;
upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are
lifted up;
upon every high tower, and upon every fortified wall;
upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all the beautiful
sloops.
The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness
of men shall be brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,
but the idols He shall utterly abolish.
They shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves
of the earth, from the terror of the LORD and the glory of His majesty,
when He arises to shake the earth mightily.
In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver and his
idols of gold, which they made, each for himself to worship, to the moles
and bats,
to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the crags of the
rugged rocks, from the terror of the LORD and the glory of His majesty,
when He arises to shake the earth mightily.
Sever yourselves from such a man, whose breath is in his
nostrils; for of what account is he?
Old Testament Reading: Genesis 2:4-19
This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they
were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any
herb of the field had grown. For the LORD God had not caused it to rain on
the earth, and there was no man to till the ground;
but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face
of the ground.
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living
being.
The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He
put the man whom He had formed.
And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that
is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in
the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from
there it parted and became four riverheads.
The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts
the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx
stone are there.
The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which
goes around the whole land of Cush.
The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which
goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of
Eden to tend and keep it.
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree
of the garden you may freely eat;
"but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you
shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."
And the LORD God said, "It is not good that man should be
alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him."
Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the
field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he
would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was
its name.
Old Testament Reading: Proverbs 3:1-18
My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my
commands;
for length of days and long life and peace they will add to
you.
let not mercy and truth forsake you; bind them around your
neck, write them on the tablet of your heart,
and so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and
man.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your
own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your
paths.
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and depart
from evil.
It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones.
Honor the LORD with your possessions, and with the
firstfruits of all your increase;
so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats
will overflow with new wine.
My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, nor
detest His correction;
for whom the LORD loves He corrects, just as a father the
son in whom he delights.
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains
understanding;
for her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, and
her gain than fine gold.
She is more precious than rubies, and all the things you
may desire cannot compare with her.
Length of days is in her right hand, in her left hand
riches and honor.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are
peace.
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and
happy are all who retain her.
Saints and Feasts
Theophylact the Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia; Hermas the Apostle of the 70; Paul the Confessor; Dometios the Righteous
