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23rd October 2006, 07:58 AM
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έτη πολλά!
Happy nameday!
James the Apostle, brother of Our Lord
October 23
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
As the Lord's disciple, O righteous One, you received the Gospel, as Martyr,
you have unwavering courage, as the Lord's brother, you have forthrightness, as
Hierarch, intercession. Intercede with Christ our God, that our souls may be
saved.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
O wondrous Iakovos, God the Logos, only-begotten of the Father, who dwelt among
us in latter days, declared you, the first shepherd and teacher of Jerusalem,
and faithful steward of the spiritual mysteries. Wherefore, we all honor you, O
Apostle.
Reading:
According to some, this Saint was a son of Joseph the Betrothed, born of the
wife that the latter had before he was betrothed to the Ever-virgin. Hence he
was the brother of the Lord, Who was also thought to be the son of Joseph
(Matt. 13: 55). But some say that he was a nephew of Joseph, and the son of his
brother Cleopas, who was also called Alphaeus and Mary his wife, who was the
first cousin of the Theotokos. But even according to this genealogy, he was
still called, according to the idiom of the Scriptures, the Lord's brother
because of their kinship.
This James is called the Less (Mark 15:4) by the Evangelists to distinguish him
from James, the son of Zebedee, who was called the Great. He became the first
Bishop of Jerusalem, elevated to this episcopal rank by the Apostles, according
to Eusebius (Eccl. Hist., Book II: 23), and was called Obliah, that is, the
Just, because of his great holiness and righteousness. Having ascended the
crest of the Temple on the day of the Passover at the prompting of all, he bore
testimony from there concerning his belief in Jesus, and he proclaimed with a
great voice that Jesus sits at the right hand of the great power of God and
shall come again upon the clouds of heaven. On hearing this testimony, many of
those present cried, "Hosanna to the Son of David." But the Scribes and
Pharisees cried, "So, even the just one hath been led astray," and at the
command of Ananias the high priest, the Apostle was cast down headlong from
thence, then was stoned, and while he prayed for his slayers, his head was
crushed by the wooden club wielded by a certain scribe. The first of the
Catholic (General) Epistles written to the Jews in the Diaspora who believed in
Christ was written by this James.
__________________ Ἀνοίξω τὸ στόµα µου, καὶ πληρωθήσεται Πνεύµατος,
καὶ λόγον ἐρεύξοµαι τῇ βασιλίδι Μητρί·
καὶ ὀφθήσοµαι, φαιδρῶς πανηγυρίζων,
καὶ ᾄσω γηθόµενος,
ταύτης τὰ θαύµατα.
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23rd October 2006, 08:03 AM
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23rd October 2006, 07:44 PM
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Happy nameday!
James the Apostle, brother of Our Lord
October 23
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
As the Lord's disciple, O righteous One, you received the Gospel, as Martyr,
you have unwavering courage, as the Lord's brother, you have forthrightness, as
Hierarch, intercession. Intercede with Christ our God, that our souls may be
saved.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
O wondrous Iakovos, God the Logos, only-begotten of the Father, who dwelt among
us in latter days, declared you, the first shepherd and teacher of Jerusalem,
and faithful steward of the spiritual mysteries. Wherefore, we all honor you, O
Apostle.
Reading:
According to some, this Saint was a son of Joseph the Betrothed, born of the
wife that the latter had before he was betrothed to the Ever-virgin. Hence he
was the brother of the Lord, Who was also thought to be the son of Joseph
(Matt. 13: 55). But some say that he was a nephew of Joseph, and the son of his
brother Cleopas, who was also called Alphaeus and Mary his wife, who was the
first cousin of the Theotokos. But even according to this genealogy, he was
still called, according to the idiom of the Scriptures, the Lord's brother
because of their kinship.
This James is called the Less (Mark 15:4) by the Evangelists to distinguish him
from James, the son of Zebedee, who was called the Great. He became the first
Bishop of Jerusalem, elevated to this episcopal rank by the Apostles, according
to Eusebius (Eccl. Hist., Book II: 23), and was called Obliah, that is, the
Just, because of his great holiness and righteousness. Having ascended the
crest of the Temple on the day of the Passover at the prompting of all, he bore
testimony from there concerning his belief in Jesus, and he proclaimed with a
great voice that Jesus sits at the right hand of the great power of God and
shall come again upon the clouds of heaven. On hearing this testimony, many of
those present cried, "Hosanna to the Son of David." But the Scribes and
Pharisees cried, "So, even the just one hath been led astray," and at the
command of Ananias the high priest, the Apostle was cast down headlong from
thence, then was stoned, and while he prayed for his slayers, his head was
crushed by the wooden club wielded by a certain scribe. The first of the
Catholic (General) Epistles written to the Jews in the Diaspora who believed in
Christ was written by this James.
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