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7, Bashans 1742 (Friday, 15 May 2026)

Friday of the Fifth week of the Holy Fifty Days

Vespers

Psalm

Psalms 118:8-9

8It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man.9It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in princes.

Gospel

Luke 14:7-11

7So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:8When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him;9and he who invited you and him come and say to you, `Give place to this man,' and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place.10But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you, `Friend, go up higher.' Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you.11For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

Matins

Psalm

Psalms 118:28, 21

28You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You.
21I will praise You, For You have answered me, And have become my salvation.

Gospel

Luke 14:12-15

12Then He also said to him who invited Him, When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.13But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.15Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!

Liturgy

Pauline

Romans 6:17-22

17But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.18And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.19I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.20For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.21What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.22But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

Catholic

1 John 5:1-6

1Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.3For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.4For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith.5Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?6This is He who came by water and blood--Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

Acts

Acts 8:1-4

1Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.3As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.4Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.

Psalm

Psalms 119:145-146

145I cry out with my whole heart; Hear me, O Lord! I will keep Your statutes.146I cry out to You; Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.

Gospel

John 17:22-26

22And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:23I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.24Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.25O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me.26And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.