Monday, 29th week.

The Gospel of Luke, conceived 103

The Lord said to His disciples: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes and love greetings in public assemblies, the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at banquets, who eat the houses of widows and hypocritically pray for a long time; they will receive all the greater condemnation. And when he looked, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury; He also saw the poor widow who had put in two mites, and said, "Verily I say to you, this poor widow has put in the most; for all of them out of their abundance have given as a gift to God, but she, out of her poverty, has put in all her sustenance that she had.

Luke 20:45–21:4

Saturday of the 34th week.

The Gospel of Luke, conceived 104

In those days, when some said of the temple that it was adorned with costly stones and deposits, Jesus said, "The days will come in which of what you see here will not be left one stone upon another; everything will be destroyed. And they asked Him, "Teacher! When will it be? And what is the sign when this should happen? Then he said to them, "Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; There will be great earthquakes in places, and famines, and pestilences, and terrible manifestations, and great signs from heaven. And when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that her desolation is at hand: then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and whosoever is in the city, go out of it; And whosoever is in the vicinity, let him not enter into it, for these are the days of vengeance, that all that is written may be fulfilled. Woe to those who are with child, and to those who suckle in those days; For there shall be great calamity in the land, and wrath against this people: and they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be taken captive to all nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are finished.

Luke 21:5–7; 10–11; 20–24

Wednesday, 29th week.

The Gospel of Luke, conceived 105

The Lord said, "Beware lest you be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying that it is I; and this time is at hand: do not follow them. But when you hear of wars and confusion, do not be terrified, for these things must be first; but the end is not immediate. And there will be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars, and on the earth there will be despondency among the nations, and perplexity; and the sea shall roar and be troubled; people will faint with fear and expectation of calamities coming upon the world, for the powers of heaven will be shaken, and then they will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud with power and great glory. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with gluttony and drunkenness and the cares of life, and lest that day come upon you suddenly, for it shall come upon all who dwell like a snare upon all who dwell on all the face of the earth; Therefore watch at all times and pray, that you may be vouchsafed to escape all these future calamities and to stand before the Son of Man.

Luke 21:8-9, 25-27, 33-36

Meatfare Saturday.

The Gospel of Luke, conceived 106