KONTAKION

Farisaivou fuvgwmen uJyhgorivan, kaiv Telwvnou mavqwmen, tov tapeinovn ejn stenagmoi`~, prov~ tovn Swth`ra kraugavzonte~: {Ilaqi movne hJmi`n eujdiavllakte.

KONTAKION

Let us flee from the boasting of the Pharisee and learn through our own sighs of sorrow the humility of the Publican. Let us cry out to the Savior, "Have mercy on us, for through You alone are we reconciled."

APOSTOLOS
(B j Tim. g j

Tevknon Timovqee, parhkolouvqhkav~ mou th`/ didaskaliva/, th`/ ajgwgh`/, th`/ proqevsei, th`/ pivstei, th`/ makroqumiva/, th`/ ajgavph/, th`/ uJpomonh`/, toi`~ diwgmoi`~, toi`~ paqhvmasin, oi|av moi ejgevnonto ejn jAntioceiva/, ejn jIkonivw/, ejn Luvstroi~. Oi{ou~ diwgmouv~ uJphvnegka! Kaiv ejk pavntwn me ejrruvsato oJ Kuvrio~. Kaiv pavnte~ dev oiJ qevlonte~ eujsebw`~ zh`n ejn Cristw`/ jIhsou` diwcqhvsontai: ponhroiv dev a[nqrwpoi kaiv govhte~ prokovyousin ejpiv tov cei`ron, planw`nte~ kaiv planwvmenoi. Suv dev mevne ejn oi|~ e[maqe~ kaiv ejpistwvqh~, eijdwv~ parav tivno~ e[maqe~, kaiv o{ti ajpov brevfou~ tav iJerav gravmmata oi\da~, tav dunavmenav se sofivsai eij~ swthrivan diav pivstew~ th`~ ejn Cristw`/ jIhsou`.

TIMOTHY, my son, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at Antioch, at Iconion, and at Lystra, what persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

EUAGGELION
JEk tou` katav Louka`n.
(Kef. ih j 10<14)

Ei\pen oJ Kuvrio~ thvn parabolhvn tauvthn: [Anqrwpoi duvo ajnevbhsan eij~ tov JIerovn proseuvxasqai: oJ ei|~ Farisai`o~, kaiv oJ e{tero~ Telwvnh~. JO Farisai`o~ staqeiv~ prov~ eJautovn tau`ta proshuvceto: JO Qeov~ eujcaristw` soi, o{ti oujk eijmiv w{sper oiJ loipoiv tw`n ajnqrwvpwn, a{rpage~, a[dikoi, moicoiv, h[ kaiv wJ~ ou|to~ oJ Telwvnh~. Nhsteuvw div~ tou` Sabbavtou, ajpodekatw` pavnta o{sa ktw`mai. Kaiv oJ Telwvnh~ makrovqen ejstwv~, oujk h[qelen oujdev touv~ ojfqalmouv~ eij~ tovn oujranovn ejpa`rai, ajll j e[tupte tov sth`qo~ aujtou`, levgwn: JO Qeov~, iJlavsqhtiv moi tw`/ aJmartwlw/`. Levgw uJmi`n, katevbh ou|to~ dedikaiwmevno~ eij~ tovn oi\kon aujtou`, h[ ejkei`no~. {Oti pa`~ oJ uJyw`n eJautovn, tapeinwqhvsetai: oJ dev tapeinw`n eJautovn, uJywqhvsetai.

The Lord said this parable: "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank Thee that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."