Lenten Lectionary Á-? The Third Week of Great Lent - Page of 22
I bring a flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh
in which is the breath of life under heaven, and
whatsoever things are upon the earth shall die.
19.
And I
will establish my covenant with thee, and thou shalt enter
into the ark, and thy sons and thy wife, and thy sons'
wives with thee.
20.
And of all cattle and of all reptiles and
of all wild beasts, even of all flesh, thou shalt bring by
pairs of all, into the ark, that thou mayest feed them with
thyself: male and female they shall be.
21.
0f all winged
birds after their kind, and of all cattle after their kind, and
of all reptiles creeping upon the earth after their kind,
come in to thee, male and female to be fed with thee.
22.
And thou shalt take to thyself of all kinds of food which ye
eat, and thou shalt gather them to thyself, and it shall be
for thee and them to eat.
Reader:
The Prokeimenon, Psalm 44, in the 6th Tone: I shall
commemorate thy name in every generation and
generation.
Stichos:
My heart hath poured forth a good word; I speak of
my works to the king.
Deacon:
Wisdom!
Reader:
The reading
is from Proverbs.
Deacon:
Let us
attend!
Prov 8:1-21
Reader:
1.
Thou shalt proclaim wisdom, that understanding
may be obedient to thee.
2.
For she is on lofty eminences,
and stands in the midst of the ways.
3.
For she sits by the
gates of princes, and sings in the entrances, saying,
4.
You,
O men, I exhort; and utter my voice to the sons of men.
5.
O ye simple, understand subtlety, and ye that are