Lenten Lectionary Á-? The Third Week of Great Lent - Page of 22
the water.
19.
And the water prevailed exceedingly upon the
earth, and covered all the high mountains which were
under heaven.
20.
Fifteen cubits upwards was the water
raised, and it covered all the high mountains
21.
And there
died all flesh that moved upon the earth, of flying
creatures and cattle, and of wild beasts, and every reptile
moving upon the earth, and every man.
22.
And all things
which have the breath of life, and whatever was on the dry
land, died.
23.
And God blotted out every offspring which
was upon the face of the earth, both man and beast, and
reptiles, and birds of the sky, and they were blotted out
from the earth, and Noe was left alone, and those with him
in the ark.
24.
And the water was raised over the earth an
hundred and fifty days.
Reader:
The Prokeimenon, Psalm 56, in the 7th Tone: Have
mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for my soul
trusted in Thee.
Stichos:
And in the shadow of Thy wings will I hope.
Deacon:
Wisdom!
Reader:
The reading
is from Proverbs.
Deacon:
Let us
attend!
Prov 10:1-22
Reader:
1.
A wise son makes his father glad: but a foolish son
is a grief to his mother.
2.
Treasures shall not profit the
lawless: but righteousness shall deliver from death.
3.
The
Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow
the life of the ungodly.
4.
Poverty brings a man low: but the
hands of the vigorous make rich. A son who is instructed
shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.
5.
A wise