November 11 2014

Reading

The Letter of Saint Paul to Titus 2: 1-8, 11-14

2:1	But you are to speak the things that befit sound doctrine.
2:2	Old men should be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience.
2:3	Old women, svipað, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well,
2:4	so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children,
2:5	be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed.
2:6	Exhort young men similarly, so that they may show self-restraint.
2:7	In all things, present yourself as an example of good works: in doctrine, with integrity, with seriousness,
2:8	with sound words, irreproachably, so that he who is an opponent may dread that he has nothing evil to say about us.
2:11	For the grace of God our Savior has appeared to all men,
2:12	instructing us to reject impiety and worldly desires, so that we may live soberly and justly and piously in this age,
2:13	looking forward to the blessed hope and the advent of the glory of the great God and of our Savior Jesus Christ.
2:14	He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works.

Gospel

The Holy Gospel According to Luke 17: 7-10

17:7	En hver ykkar, láta þjón plægja eða gefa nautgripum, myndi segja við hann, þegar hann var að koma aftur af vellinum, „Komdu strax inn; setjast niður að borða,'
17:8	og vildi ekki segja við hann: „Undirbúa kvöldmatinn minn; gyrt þig og þjóna mér, meðan ég borða og drekk; og eftir þessa hluti, þú skalt eta og drekka?'
17:9	Væri hann þakklátur þeim þjóni, fyrir að gera það sem hann bauð honum að gera?
17:10	ég held ekki. Svo líka, þegar þú hefur gjört allt þetta sem þér hefur verið kennt, þú ættir að segja: „Við erum gagnslausir þjónar. Við höfum gert það sem við hefðum átt að gera."