7. август 2025.
Thursday of the 9th week after Pentecost

Dormition Fast

Commemorations

Martyr Dometius of Persia (363) and two disciples
Holy Martyrs Marinus the Soldier and Asterius the Senator (260)
Our Holy Father Or (Horus) of the Thebaid (390)
Our Holy Father Pimen the Much-Ailing (1110)

Scripture Readings

1 Corinthians 14.6-19 (Epistle)

6A sad, braæo, ako doðem k vama jezike govoreæi, kaku æu korist uèiniti ako vam ne govorim ili u otkrivenju, ili u razumu, ili u proroštvu, ili u nauci? 7Kao neke stvari bezdušne koje daju glas, bila svirala ili gusle, ako razlièna glasa ne daju, kako æe se razumjeti šta se svira ili gudi? 8Jer ako truba da nerazgovijetan glas, ko æe se pripraviti na boj? 9Tako i vi ako nerazumljivu rijeè reèete jezikom, kako æe se razumjeti šta govorite? Jer æete govoriti u vjetar. 10Ima na svijetu Bog zna koliko razliènijeh glasova, ali nijedan nije bez znaèenja. 11Ako dakle ne znam sile glasa, biæu nijemac onome kome govorim, i onaj koji govori biæe meni nijemac. 12Tako i vi, buduæi da se starate za duhovne darove, gledajte da budete onima bogati koji su na popravljanje crkve. 13Zato koji govori jezikom neka se moli Bogu da kazuje. 14Jer ako se jezikom molim Bogu, moj se duh moli, a um je moj bez ploda. 15Šta æe se dakle èiniti? Moliæu se Bogu duhom, a moliæu se i umom; hvaliæu Boga duhom, a hvaliæu i umom. 16Jer kad blagosloviš duhom kako æe onaj koji stoji mjesto prostaka reæi amin po tvome blagoslovu, kad ne zna šta govoriš? 17Ti dobro zahvaljuješ, ali se drugi ne popravlja. 18Hvala Bogu mojemu što govorim jezike veæma od sviju vas. 19Ali u crkvi volim pet rijeèi umom svojijem reæi, da se i drugi pomognu, negoli hiljadu rijeèi jezikom.

Matthew 20.17-28 (Gospel)

17I pošavši Isus u Jerusalim uze nasamo dvanaest uèenika na putu, i reèe im: 18Evo idemo u Jerusalim, i sin èovjeèij biæe predan glavarima sveštenièkijem i književnicima; i osudiæe ga na smrt; 19I predaæe ga neznabošcima da mu se rugaju i da ga biju i razapnu; i treæi dan ustaæe. 20Tada pristupi k njemu mati sinova Zevedejevijeh sa svojijem sinovima klanjajuæi mu se i moleæi ga za nešto. 21A on joj reèe: šta hoæeš? Reèe mu: zapovjedi da sjedu ova moja dva sina, jedan s desne strane tebi, a jedan s lijeve strane tebi, u carstvu tvojemu. 22A Isus odgovarajuæi reèe: ne znate šta ištete; možete li piti èašu koju æu ja piti, i krstiti se krštenjem kojijem se ja krstim? Rekoše mu: možemo. 23I reèe im: èašu dakle moju ispiæete, i krstiæete se krštenjem kojijem se ja krstim; ali da sjedete s desne strane meni i s lijeve, ne mogu ja dati, nego kome je ugotovio otac moj. 24I kad èuše ostalijeh deset uèenika, rasrdiše se na ta dva brata. 25A Isus dozvavši ih reèe: znajte da knezovi narodni zapovijedaju narodu, i poglavari upravljaju njim. 26Ali meðu vama da ne bude tako; nego koji hoæe da bude veæi meðu vama, da vam služi. 27I koji hoæe meðu vama da bude prvi, da vam bude sluga. 28Kao što ni sin èovjeèij nije došao da mu služe, nego da služi i da dušu svoju u otkup da za mnoge.

Commemorations

Martyr Dometius of Persia (363) and two disciples

“Born a pagan in Persia in the time of the Emperor Constantine, he came to know the Christian faith as a young man, forsook his paganism and received baptism. He was so enchanted with the true Faith that he left all worldly things and became a monk in a monastery near the town of Nisibis. He lived among the brethren for some time, then withdrew into silence, going to Archimandrite Urbel […]. Urbel made him a deacon, but, when he wanted to make him a priest, Dometius fled to a distant mountain and settled in a cave there. He attained such perfection through fasting, prayer, vigils and meditation that he was able to heal the sick. When Julian the Apostate came to that place, he heard of Dometius and sent men to wall him up alive in the cave, with two of his disciples. Thus died this saint of God, in 363, and went to the Kingdom of God.” (Prologue). The Great Horologion says that Dometius and his disciples were stoned to death.

Holy Martyrs Marinus the Soldier and Asterius the Senator (260)

Marinus was a soldier in the Roman army, serving in Caesarea in Palestine. During a persecution under the Emperor Gallienus, he was arrested and beheaded for his Christian faith. The senator Asterius, also a Christian, was present at his execution. Asterius took off his senatorial toga, wrapped the martyr’s body in it, and carried the holy body away to bury it. For this he too was beheaded.

Our Holy Father Or (Horus) of the Thebaid (390)

He was a native of Egypt; his name is that of one of the Egyptian gods. He fled to the desert to live as a hermit, but after many years he became a well-known spiritual guide and founded several monastic communities. A first-hand account of him, by Rufinus, says ‘In appearance he is like an angel of God; an old man of ninety with a long snow-white beard. The impression left by his presence is delightful. His gaze is imbued with more-than-human radiance.’ He received communion every day. So detached was he from the world that his disciples once had to remind him that Pascha had come. Hearing this, he went outside, raised his hands to heaven and prayed without ceasing for three days. When he had done he said to his disciples ‘This is the monk’s celebration of Pascha: the lifting up of the mind to unity with God.’ He reposed in peace at a great age.

Our Holy Father Pimen the Much-Ailing (1110)

“He was sickly from his youth, and from his youth desired monasticism. Brought to the Monastery of the Caves for healing, he remained there till his death. He prayed more for sickness than for health. One night, angels appeared to him and tonsured him as a monk, telling him at the same time that he would be sick until his death, and would be healed at that moment. And so it was; he lay sick for twenty years, working wonders even during his lifetime and being possessed of a rare gift of discernment. At the time of his death, he got up from his bed completely healed, immediately prepared his grave and entered into rest in the Lord, in the year 1110.” (Prologue)