{"id":1571,"date":"2020-07-22T11:28:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T11:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2020-07-22T11:28:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T11:28:23","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-wednesday-july-22nd-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2020\/07\/22\/lectionary-readings-for-wednesday-july-22nd-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Book of Saphah Lords of the Hosts in Heaven<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>LORDS OF THE HOSTS IN HEAVEN<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HEADS OF SPIRITUAL SOCIETIES IN ATMOSPHEREA, OF THOSE DAYS.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Maideashenea, Patishahaya, Ayathrema, Maidyarrah, Hamachapathmada, Yemehataman,<br \/>\nAunviti, Haptanaihaiti, Ustavaiti, Cpenta&#8217;Mainyus, Kshathra, Vahistoisa, Airyamaishya,<br \/>\nFshushamanthra, Hadhaokhta, Cpenta-armaiti, Zaothra and Barecma, Mithra,<br \/>\nKamaqactra, Havanana, Aarevahsha, Roethwiskare, Vohu-Kasha, Aiwyoonhana,<br \/>\nNairayo-canha, Asha-vahista, Haome, Lord of Haoma rites, Frava-daiti, Lord of<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">Fravishes, Pailvish-hahin and Ustav, Beryejaga, Avathrema, Tistrya and Yima, Son of the<br \/>\nSun, the All Light.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">OF THE SECOND RANK ABOVE THESE WERE:<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">THE GODS OF THE UNITED HOSTS OF HEAVEN.<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">[<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">IN OTHER WORDS, THE UPPER HOUSE &#8211; ED<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">]<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">The Creator, Chief over all, Yima and Mithra, Amesha, Cpentas, Havanyi, Cavaghi and<br \/>\nVicya, Rapithurna. Fradotfshu and Zantuma, Fradatvira and Dagyevma, AiwicruthremaAibigaza, Fradat-vicpanum-hujyaiti, Vishaptatha, Ish-Fravashi, Athwya and Kerecacpa, promoted by special decree.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">In addition to the above, the oagas (Gathas) of Zinebabait (afterward Lower India) the<br \/>\nZend, T<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">HE <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">L<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ORD <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">G<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ODS<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, that is, officers of kingdoms in heaven and ruler over nations on<br \/>\nearth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">1. Khahnaothra, an Ahurian of the Zarathustrian period.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">2. Ardvi-cara, an Ahurian of the Zarathustrian period.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">3. Rashnu, a Fragapattician of the Yi-ha period.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">4. Haha-Naepta (Goddess) of the host of Fragapatti, of the Theantiyi period. By the<br \/>\nAyustrians, Gathas meant Gods.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">5. Iaya-Haptanhaiti, special to Haptan, of the Hi-ga period.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">6. Ctatoa-Zacnya (Goe-howjhi), an Ahurian of the Fragapatti period.<br \/>\nIn Ushtai-bhonyia-paria-vi-hyiyi and to their descendants, the Gujerati and Huzvaresh, the<br \/>\nAhura, is omitted, as in the original. Thei and Aph and the Creator, are called Armadz, or<br \/>\nOrmazd, or Ormuzd.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Ahiram, betrayer of secrets, becomes in the lower heavens a confederate with the Daevas,<br \/>\nthe drujas, the Kikas, the Paris and the Ughsa of the Yi-ha period.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">7. Naotara, of Aphian period, an instructor, who gave many sciences to mortals. These<br \/>\nsciences and religious ceremonies were afterward called his sons, and they are now called<br \/>\nFravashis. In addition to the sciences this Lord God, through oracles and otherwise,<br \/>\nrevealed two hundred and seventy kingdoms in the lower heavens, the most important of<br \/>\nwhich are: Zairi-vairi, Yukhata-vairi, Crisookhshau, Kerecaokhshan, Vyarez, Vanara,<br \/>\nBujicravo, Berejzarsti, Tizhyarsti, Perethwarsu, Vezhyarsti, Naptva, Vazhacpa, Habacpa,<br \/>\nVictavaru and Frans-hanm-vareta. All of these divisions, including the two hundred<br \/>\nkingdoms, had spirits-in-chief (Lord Gods) to each and every one who took up stations in<br \/>\nthe temples of worship on earth, and employed thousands of spirit servants, whom they<br \/>\nallotted to the different mortals who came thither to worship, to be their guides and<br \/>\nguardians, day and night. Through the prophets and high priests in the midnight worship,<br \/>\nand also at dawn in the morning, these spirits appeared in tangible forms, taking part in<br \/>\nthe ceremonies.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">8. Thrita, God of healing, the founder of a mortal race to whom he revealed the secret<br \/>\nremedies for all diseases. He enjoined that the remedies should only be revealed from<br \/>\nfather to son on the death-bed, and when the father thus revealed, he himself lost all<br \/>\npower to heal.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">9. Hiac-kaus, Lord of the Seal of Heaven. He bestowed the power of Ahura&#8217;Mazda on<br \/>\nmortals, enabling the prayers of the living to redeem from torments the spirits of their<br \/>\nforefathers.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">10. Takma-wrupa, cunning. The entity cunning. Like a fox, whose strength lieth in<br \/>\ncunning. Like the wind. Like the air; subtle, appearing mild; appearing nothing, yet full of<br \/>\ndeceptive poison. By takma-urupa the successful man is successful. He bindeth apparent<br \/>\ngoodness in his face, but his golden foot-stool is cunning, the air with the golden tuft.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">11. Ashi-vanuhi, Goddess of dress. She was fourth Airon under Mithra. The duties of her<br \/>\ninspiration to mortal women were to clothe themselves and to decorate themselves with<br \/>\ngold and silver ornaments. She had twelve hundred Goddesses under her, and they were<br \/>\nallotted one day in each month to speak and teach through the magicians and oracles and<br \/>\nprophets and high priests. Some of these spirits spoke through the seers by entrancement,<br \/>\nand some wrote on the sand-table. Prior to this period Iranian women seldom wore<br \/>\nclothes.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book of Saphah Lords of the Hosts in Heaven LORDS OF THE HOSTS IN HEAVEN HEADS OF SPIRITUAL SOCIETIES IN ATMOSPHEREA, OF THOSE DAYS. Maideashenea, Patishahaya, Ayathrema, Maidyarrah, Hamachapathmada, Yemehataman, Aunviti, Haptanaihaiti, Ustavaiti, Cpenta&#8217;Mainyus, Kshathra, Vahistoisa, Airyamaishya, Fshushamanthra, Hadhaokhta, Cpenta-armaiti, Zaothra and Barecma, Mithra, Kamaqactra, Havanana, Aarevahsha, Roethwiskare, Vohu-Kasha, Aiwyoonhana, Nairayo-canha, Asha-vahista, Haome, Lord of &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2020\/07\/22\/lectionary-readings-for-wednesday-july-22nd-2020\/\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[46,40,39,34,36,35,38,33,41,31,32,47,50,48,44,45,43,42],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-lightofgod","4":"post-1571","6":"format-standard","7":"category-lectionary-readings","8":"post_tag-calendar","9":"post_tag-daily-readings","10":"post_tag-eloih","11":"post_tag-faithism","12":"post_tag-faithist-church","13":"post_tag-faithists","14":"post_tag-jehovih","15":"post_tag-kosmon-era","16":"post_tag-lectionary-readings","17":"post_tag-oahspe","18":"post_tag-oahspe-bible","19":"post_tag-observances","20":"post_tag-religion-of-light","21":"post_tag-sabbath","22":"post_tag-united-covenant","23":"post_tag-united-covenant-of-light","24":"post_tag-yeshua","25":"post_tag-yoshu"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1572,"href":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions\/1572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}