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Sunday March 9, 2025 / February 24, 2025

First Sunday of the Great Lent: Triumph of Orthodoxy. Tone four.
Great Lent. Food with Oil

"Cyprus" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos from the village Staromniy, Moscow region (movable holiday on the 1st Sunday of the Great Lent).
First (4th c.) and Second (452) Findings of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist.
Venerable Erasmus of the Kiev Caves (1160).
Uncovering of the relics (1486) of St. Romanus, prince of Uglich.
Martyrs Montanus, Lucias, Julian, Victoricus, Flavian and their companions at Carthage (259).
St. Cummain Ailbe, abbot of Ilona (669) (Celtic & British).

The Scripture Readings

Luke 24:1-12 (svenska) · Luke 24:1-12 (engelska) (4th Matins Gospel)
Hebrews 11:24-26, 11:32-12:2 (svenska) · Hebrews 11:24-26, 11:32-12:2 (engelska)
John 1:43-51 (svenska) · John 1:43-51 (engelska)
2 Corinthians 4:6-15 (svenska) · 2 Corinthians 4:6-15 (engelska) Forerunner
Matthew 11:2-15 (svenska) · Matthew 11:2-15 (engelska) Forerunner
Vespers Forerunner
1) Isaiah 40:1-3,9; 41:17-18; 45:8; 48:20-21; 54:1 (svenska) · Isaiah 40:1-3,9; 41:17-18; 45:8; 48:20-21; 54:1 (engelska)
2) Malachi 3:1-2,5-7,12,17; 4:4-6 (svenska) · Malachi 3:1-2,5-7,12,17; 4:4-6 (engelska)
3) Wisdom of Solomon 4:7,16,17,19,20; 5:1-7 (svenska) · Wisdom of Solomon 4:7,16,17,19,20; 5:1-7 (engelska)