The Holy Prophet Joel,
Holy Martyr Várus,
St. John of Rila,
St. John of Kronstadt
Fast day
✜ Joel is second in the line of the minor prophets. St. Joel was the son of Phanuel, from the tribe of Reuben. He lived eight hundred years before Christ.
Joel prophesied the misfortunes of the people of Israel, and the Babylonian Captivity because of the sins they had committed in the sight of God. He called the people to fasting and the priests to tearful penitential prayer, that God would have mercy on them: Sanctify ye a fast … and cry unto the Lord (Joel 1:14); Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar (Joel 2:17). Joel also foretold the Descent of the Spirit of God upon the apostles and the pouring out of the grace of the Spirit of God upon all Christians: Then afterward I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh (Joel 2:28). He prophesied and described the Dread Judgment of God, and also prophesied the glory of God's Holy Church.
The Acts of the Holy Apostles
2:14-21
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14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:
21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Saint Luke
10:1-15
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10:1-15
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10 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
10 But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
11 Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
12 But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
RECOMPENSE
I gratify you in everything, says the Lord:
I have created you after Mine own image and likeness;
I have made the sun, the moon, and the stars shine for you;
I have created the earth with all its fruits for you;
I have diffused the air for you to breathe;
I have given you fire to light and warm you, and to cook your food;
I have given you various kinds of sweet food and drink;
I have taught you how to make many and various items for your clothing, and have given you materials for this purpose;
I have given you gold, silver, copper, and other metals in the bosom of the earth, for money and other objects;
I have gathered you together in well-organized communities;
I have created the earth with all its fruits for you;
I have diffused the air for you to breathe;
I have given you fire to light and warm you, and to cook your food;
I have given you various kinds of sweet food and drink;
I have taught you how to make many and various items for your clothing, and have given you materials for this purpose;
I have given you gold, silver, copper, and other metals in the bosom of the earth, for money and other objects;
I have gathered you together in well-organized communities;
Lastly, I have given you Mine only Begotten Son—and have given Him to die for you; have given Him, by His own will, to you for food and drink.
I have founded the Church upon earth under His supremacy; what have you done and what are you doing for Me?
How do you recompense Me for all My goodness? By forgetting Me,
by ingratitude towards Me, by denying Me, by despising My laws!
by ingratitude towards Me, by denying Me, by despising My laws!
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