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Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women
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The following readings below are for Sunday, April
15, 2018:
Today's Epistle reading [Acts 6.1-7]:
Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because
their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said, "It
is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you
seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves
to prayer and to the ministry of the word." And what they said pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen,
a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus,
a proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them.
And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem,
and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Gospel reading for today
[Mark 15.43-16.8]:
Joseph of Arimathea,
a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and
asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; And when he learned from the centurion
that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen
shroud, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. Mary
Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
And when
the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint
him. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying
to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up, they saw
that the stone was rolled back; for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right
side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of
Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him But go, tell his
disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you." And they went out
and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were
afraid.
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