Hebrews 3.12-16 (Epistle)

12Gledajte, braæo, da ne bude kad u kome od vas zlo srce nevjerstva da otstupi od Boga živoga; 13Nego se utješavajte svaki dan, dokle se danas govori, da koji od vas ne odrveni od prijevare grjehovne; 14Jer postasmo zajednièari Hristu, samo ako kako smo poèeli u njemu biti do kraja tvrdo održimo; 15Dokle se govori: danas, ako glas njegov èujete, ne budite drvenastijeh srca, kao kad se prognjeviste. 16Jer neki èuvši prognjeviše se, ali ne svi koji iziðoše iz Misira s Mojsijem.

1 Thessalonians 4.13-17 (Epistle, Departed)

13Neæu vam pak zatajiti, braæo, za one koji su umrli, da ne žalite kao i ostali koji nemaju nada. 14Jer ako vjerujemo da Isus umrije i vaskrse, tako æe Bog i one koji su umrli u Isusu dovesti s njim. 15Jer vam ovo kazujemo rijeèju Gospodnjom da mi koji živimo i ostanemo za dolazak Gospodnji, neæemo preteæi onijeh koji su pomrli. 16Jer æe sam Gospod sa zapoviješæu, s glasom aranðelovijem, i s trubom Božijom siæi s neba; i mrtvi u Hristu vaskrsnuæe najprije; 17A potom mi živi koji smo ostali, zajedno s njima biæemo uzeti u oblake na susret Gospodu na nebo, i tako æemo svagda s Gospodom biti.

Mark 1.35-44 (Gospel)

35A ujutru vrlo rano ustavši iziðe, i otide nasamo, i ondje se moljaše Bogu. 36I za njim potrèaše Simon i koji bijahu s njim. 37I našavši ga rekoše mu: traže te svi. 38I reèe im: hajdemo u obližnja sela i gradove da i tamo propovjedim: jer sam ja na to došao. 39I propovijeda po zbornicama njihovijem po svoj Galileji, i ðavole izgoni. 40I doðe k njemu gubavac moleæi ga i na koljenima kleèeæi pred njim i reèe mu: ako hoæeš, možeš me oèistiti. 41A Isus smilovavši se pruži ruku, i dohvativši ga se reèe mu: hoæu, oèisti se. 42I tek što mu to reèe, a guba otide s njega, i osta èist. 43I zaprijetivši mu odmah istjera ga, 44I reèe mu: gledaj da nikome ništa ne kažeš, nego idi te se pokaži svešteniku, i prinesi za oèišæenje svoje što je zapovjedio Mojsije za svjedoèanstvo njima.

John 5.24-30 (Gospel, Departed)

24Zaista, zaista vam kažem: ko moju rijeè sluša i vjeruje onome koji je mene poslao, ima život vjeèni, i ne dolazi na sud, nego je prešao iz smrti u život. 25Zaista, zaista vam kažem: ide èas, i veæ je nastao, kad æe mrtvi èuti glas sina Božijega, i èuvši oživljeti. 26Jer kako što otac ima život u sebi, tako dade i sinu da ima život u sebi; 27I dade mu vlast da i sud èini, jer je sin èovjeèij. 28Ne divite se ovome, jer ide èas u koji æe svi koji su u grobovima èuti glas sina Božijega, 29I iziæi æe koji su èinili dobro u vaskrsenije života, a koji su èinili zlo u vaskrsenije suda. 30Ja ne mogu ništa èiniti sam od sebe; kako èujem onako sudim, i sud je moj pravedan; jer ne tražim volje svoje nego volju oca koji me je poslao.

Martyr Agapius and seven with him (303)

These holy Martyrs contested during the reign of Diocletian 284-305), in Palestinian Caesarea. All eight were very young; only Agapius was a baptized Christian. Urbanus, the governor of the region, observed a pagan festival by having some Christians publicly tortured and executed: some by fire, others on the gallows, some by being thrown to wild beasts in the arena. Six of the youths (Timolaus, Dionysius, Romulus, Plesius, and two named Alexander), seeing the patience and serenity with which the Christians endured their torments, were reached by the Holy Spirit and, tying their own hands, presented themselves to Urbanus saying ‘We too are Christians!’ They were immediately cast into prison. A few days later Agapius, a prominent Christian in that town, also presented himself along with a second Dionysius. All eight were beheaded together at Caesarea. Their martyrdom is recorded in Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History.

Holy Martyr Alexander (270-275)

“He was from the town of Side in Pamphylia. The Emperor Aurelian’s governor asked him who he was, to which Alexander replied that he was a pastor of the flock of Christ. ‘And where is this flock of Christ’, further enquired the evil and suspicious governor. Alexander replied: ‘Over the whole world live the people whom Christ the Lord created, among whom those who believe in Him are His sheep, but those who have fallen away from their Creator, who are enslaved to creation and the work of men’s hands, to dead idols, such as you, are strangers to His flock, and at the Dreadful Judgement of God will be put to the left with the goats.’ The wicked judge first commanded that he be whipped with iron flails and then thrown into a burning furnace. But the fire could in no way harm him. Then he was flayed and after that thrown to the wild beasts. But the beasts would not touch him. At last the governor ordered that he be beheaded. But as soon as the judge pronounced the sentence, an evil spirit took hold of him and made him rabid. He was led howling to his gods, the idols, but on the way the evil spirit wrested his wicked soul from him. St Alexander suffered between 270 and 275.’ (Prologue)

He is commemorated March 14 on the Greek calendar.