INTROIT Philipp. 4:4-6
Rejoice
in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice! Let your moderation be known
to all men. The Lord is near. Have no anxiety; but in every prayer let
your petitions be made known to God.
Ps. 84:2. O Lord, You have blessed Your land; You have restored Jacob from captivity.V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
Hear our prayers, O Lord, and
enlighten the darkness of our minds by Your coming on earth; who lives
and rules with God the Father . . .
EPISTLE Philipp. 4:4-7
Brethren: Rejoice in the Lord always;
again I say, rejoice. Let your moderation be known to all men. The Lord
is near. Have no anxiety, but in every prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God. And may the peace
of God which surpasses all understanding guard your hearts and your
minds in Christ Jesus, our Lord.
GRADUAL Ps. 79:2, 3, 2
O Lord, enthroned above the Cherubim, stir up Your might and come.
V. Take heed, you who rule Israel, you who are shepherd over Joseph.
GOSPEL John 1:19-28
At that time, when the Jews sent from
Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: "Who art thou?" And
he confessed and did not deny: and he confessed: "I am not the Christ."
And they asked him: "What then? Art thou Elias?" And he said: "I am
not." "Art thou the prophet? And he answered: "No." They said therefore
unto him: "Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent
us? What sayest thou of thyself?" He said: "I am the voice of one
crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said
the prophet Isaias." And they that were sent were of the Pharisees. And
they asked him and said to him: "Why then dost thou baptize, if thou
be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?" John answered them, saying:
"I baptize with water: but there hath stood one in the midst of you,
whom you know not. The same is he that shall come after me, who is
preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to
loose." These things were done in Bethania, beyond the Jordan, where
John was baptizing.
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 84:2, 3
O Lord, You have blessed Your land; You have restored Jacob from captivity; You have forgiven the sinfulness of Your people.
SECRET
May we always offer the sacrifice of
adoration in such a manner, O Lord, that it will attain the purpose for
which You instituted this sacred rite, and bring about our salvation.
Through Our Lord . . .
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Isa. 35:4
Say to the fainthearted, "Take courage and fear not. Behold, our God will come and will save us."
POSTCOMMUNION
In Your mercy cleanse us from our sins
by these divine Rites, O Lord, and make us ready for the coming feast.
Through Our Lord . . .
St. Nino (fl. III/IV Century) was born in Cappadocia. Tradition says she was a relative of St. George who travelled to Iberia (Georgia) to convert the people to Christianity. Scholars believe she was a slave to whom the name Nino (the Georgian form of Nina) was given; she has also been identified as Christiana. The quiet piety of her life and her preaching converted many people, and when she cured Queen Nana of a seemingly incurable disease, Nino converted the queen. When King Mirian also became a Christian, he sent to Constantinople for bishops and priests. Nino continued to preach throughout Georgia until her death at Bodke. A church dedicated to the memory of St. George was built on the site of her grave.
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| English: A Georgian miniature depicting St. Nino and the episode of the legend of the Svetitskhoveli cathedral (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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