28. јул 2025.
Monday of the 8th week after Pentecost

No Fast

Commemorations

Holy Apostles of the Seventy and Deacons Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon and Parmenas
St Irene, Abbess of the Convent of Chrysovalantou (912)

Scripture Readings

1 Corinthians 9.13-18 (Epistle)

13Ne znate li da oni koji èine svetu službu od svetinje se hrane? i koji oltaru služe s oltarom dijele? 14Tako i Gospod zapovjedi da oni koji jevanðelje propovijedaju od jevanðelja žive. 15A ja to nijedno ne uèinih. I ne pišem ovo da tako bude za mene; jer bih voljeo umrijeti nego da ko slavu moju uništi. 16Jer ako propovijedam jevanðelje, nema mi hvale: jer mi je za nevolju; i teško meni ako jevanðelja ne propovijedam. 17Ako dakle ovo èinim od svoje volje, platu imam; a ako li èinim za nevolju, služba mi je predata. 18Kakva mi je dakle plata? Da propovijedajuæi jevanðelje uèinim bez plate jevanðelje Hristovo, da ne èinim po svojoj vlasti u propovijedanju jevanðelja.

Matthew 16.1-6 (Gospel)

1I pristupiše k njemu fariseji i sadukeji, i kušajuæi ga iskahu da im pokaže znak s neba. 2A on odgovarajuæi reèe im: uveèe govorite: biæe vedro; jer je nebo crveno. 3I ujutru: danas æe biti vjetar, jer je nebo crveno i mutno. Licemjeri! lice nebesko umijete poznavati, a znake vremena ne možete poznati? 4Rod zli i kurvarski traži znak, i znak neæe mu se dati osim znaka Jone proroka. I ostavivši ih otide. 5I polazeæi uèenici njegovi na onu stranu zaboraviše uzeti hljeba. 6A Isus reèe im: èuvajte se kvasca farisejskoga i sadukejskog.

Commemorations

Holy Apostles of the Seventy and Deacons Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon and Parmenas

They are mentioned by name in Acts 6:5. St Prochorus became Bishop of Nicomedia and reposed in peace. St Nicanor was stoned to death in Jerusalem. St Timon became Bishop of Bostra in Arabia and ended his life in martyrdom by fire at the hands of the pagans. St Parmenas died in peace in Jerusalem.

St Irene, Abbess of the Convent of Chrysovalantou (912)

“Saint Irene, who was from Cappadocia, flourished in the ninth century. Because of her great beauty and virtue, she was brought to Constantinople as a prospective bride for the young Emperor Michael (8422-867); however, as St Joannicius the Great foretold, it was God’s will that she assume the monastic habit instead. She shone forth in great ascetical labors, and suffered many attacks from the demons; while yet a novice, she attained to the practice of St Arsenius the Great, of praying the whole night long with arms stretched out towards Heaven (see May 8). God showed forth great signs and wonders in her, and she became the Abbess of the Convent of Chrysovalantou. She was granted the gift of clairvoyance and knew the thoughts of all that came to her. She appeared in a vision to the king and rebuked him for unjustly imprisoning a nobleman who had been falsely accused. Through a sailor from Patmos to whom he had appeared, St John the Theologian sent her fragrant and wondrous apples from Paradise. She reposed at the age of 103, still retaining the youthful beauty of her countenance. After her repose, marvellous healings beyond number have been wrought by her to the present day.” (Great Horologion)