Daily Scripture Readings according to the Typicon of the Russian Orthodox Church

All texts are listed in accordance with the directions of the Typicon. Special readings are only for the Church Feasts.

Order of readings: Пят­ни­ца, 16 мая 2025 г. (3 мая ст.ст.)
Сед­ми­ца 4-я по Пасхе
Прп. Фе­о­до­сия, игу­ме­на Киево-Пе­чер­ско­го (1074)
Мчч. Ти­мо­фея и Мавры (ок. 286)

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Acts.10:44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
Acts.10:45 And they of the cir­cum­ci­sion which be­lieved were as­ton­ished, as many as came with Peter, be­cause that on the Gen­tiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts.10:46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and mag­nify God. Then an­swered Peter,
Acts.10:47 Can any man for­bid water, that these should not be bap­tized, which have re­ceived the Holy Ghost as well as we?
Acts.10:48 And he com­manded them to be bap­tized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry cer­tain days.
Acts.11:1 And the apos­tles and brethren that were in Ju­daea heard that the Gen­tiles had also re­ceived the word of God.
Acts.11:2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the cir­cum­ci­sion con­tended with him,
Acts.11:3 Say­ing, Thou wen­test in to men un­cir­cum­cised, and didst eat with them.
Acts.11:4 But Peter re­hearsed the mat­ter from the be­gin­ning, and ex­pounded it by order unto them, say­ing,
Acts.11:5 I was in the city of Joppa pray­ing: and in a trance I saw a vi­sion, A cer­tain ves­sel de­scend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four cor­ners; and it came even to me:
Acts.11:6 Upon the which when I had fas­tened mine eyes, I con­sid­ered, and saw four­footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creep­ing things, and fowls of the air.
Acts.11:7 And I heard a voice say­ing unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
Acts.11:8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for noth­ing com­mon or un­clean hath at any time en­tered into my mouth.
Acts.11:9 But the voice an­swered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou com­mon.
Acts.11:10 And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
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John.8:21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye can­not come.
John.8:22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill him­self? be­cause he saith, Whither I go, ye can­not come.
John.8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from be­neath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
John.8:24 I said there­fore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye be­lieve not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
John.8:25 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the be­gin­ning.
John.8:26 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
John.8:27 They un­der­stood not that he spake to them of the Fa­ther.
John.8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do noth­ing of my­self; but as my Fa­ther hath taught me, I speak these things.
John.8:29 And he that sent me is with me: the Fa­ther hath not left me alone; for I do al­ways those things that please him.
John.8:30 As he spake these words, many be­lieved on him.