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| "Ordaining of the Twelve Apostles" - by James Tissot |
FIRST
READING: 1
Corinthians 6: 1 - 11
1
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to be judged
before the unjust, and not before the saints?
2
Know you not that the saints shall judge this world? And if the world
shall be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest
matters?
3
Know you not that we shall judge angels? how much more things of this
world?
4
If therefore you have judgments of things pertaining to this world,
set them to judge, who are the most despised in the church.
5
I speak to your shame. Is it so that there is not among you any one
wise man, that is able to judge between his brethren?
6
But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers.
7
Already indeed there is plainly a fault among you, that you have
lawsuits one with another. Why do you not rather take wrong? Why do
you not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
8
But you do wrong and defraud, and that to your brethren.
9
Know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do
not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
10
Nor the effeminate, nor liers with mankind, nor thieves, nor
covetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, shall possess
the kingdom of God.
11
And such some of you were; but you are washed, but you are
sanctified, but you are justified in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and the Spirit of our God.
PSALM:
Psalms 149:
1 - 6, 9
1
Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: let his praise be in the church
of the saints.
2
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: and let the children of Sion
be joyful in their king.
3
Let them praise his name in choir: let them sing to him with the
timbrel and the psaltery.
4
For the Lord is well pleased with his people: and he will exalt the
meek unto salvation.
5
The saints shall rejoice in glory: they shall be joyful in their
beds.
6
The high praise of God shall be in their mouth: and two-edged swords
in their hands.
9
To execute upon them the judgment that is written: this glory is to
all his saints. Alleluia.
GOSPEL:
Luke 6:
12 - 19
12
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain
to pray, and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God.
13
And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples; and he chose
twelve of them (whom also he named apostles).
14
Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and
John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who is called
Zelotes,
16
And Jude, the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the
traitor.
17
And coming down with them, he stood in a plain place, and the company
of his disciples, and a very great multitude of people from all Judea
and Jerusalem, and the sea coast both of Tyre and Sidon,
18
Who were come to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases. And
they that were troubled with unclean spirits, were cured.
19
And all the multitude sought to touch him, for virtue went out from
him, and healed all.
