THE WORD OF GOD – MARCH 21 (8), 2015

Fourth Saturday of the Great Lent. Tone seven.
Great Lent. Food with Oil

Parents’ Saturday. Remembrance of the dead.

Canon of Supplication to the Holy Martyr Varus for all those departed outside the Church and the Faith.

Venerable Theophylactus, bishop of Nicomedia (845).
New Hieromartyr John priest (1923).
Martyr Vladimir (1942).
Venerables Lazarus and Athanasius, monks of Murman Island, Onega Lake (1391).
Apostle Hermas of the Seventy (1st c.).
Hieromartyr Theodoretus of Antioch (361).
Venerable Dometius, monk (363).
Kursk “Sign” Icon (1898) Icon of the Mother of God.
St. Felix of Burgundy, bishop of Dunwich and enlightener of East Anglia (648) (Celtic & British).
Venerable Paul of Prusias, confessor (840) (Greek).
Martyr Dio (Greek).
Martyrs Quintilian and Capatolinus in Nicomedia.

The Scripture Readings

Hebrews 6:9-12
1 Corinthians 15:47-57 (Departed)
Mark 7:31-37
John 5:24-30 (Departed)