Daily Reflection

“And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

“Give us this day our daily (τὸν ἐπιούσιον) bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those

“A foolish and bold woman, who knows not modesty, comes to want a morsel. She sits at the

“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the

“But grant unto me, Your servant, a spirit of chastity (σωφροσύνης, whole-mindedness, цело-мудрия), humility (ταπεινοφροσύνης, humble-mindedness, смиренно-мудрия), patience

“…And Mary said to the angel, ‘How shall this be, since I have no husband?’ And the angel

“I am yours, save me (Σός εἰμι ἐγώ, σωσόν με / Твой есмь аз, спаси мя); for I

“Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well. Should your springs be scattered abroad,

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my

“And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit for