Galatians 3.23-4.5 (Epistle)

23A prije dolaska vjere bismo pod zakonom èuvani i zatvoreni za vjeru koja se htjela pokazati. 24Tako nam zakon bi èuvar do Hrista, da se vjerom opravdamo. 25A kad doðe vjera, veæ nijesmo pod èuvarom. 26Jer ste vi svi sinovi Božiji vjerom Hrista Isusa; 27Jer koji se god u Hrista krstiste, u Hrista se obukoste. 28Nema tu Jevrejina ni Grka, nema roba ni gospodara, nema muškoga roda ni ženskoga; jer ste vi svi jedno u Hristu Isusu. 29A kad ste vi Hristovi, onda ste sjeme Avraamovo, i po obeæanju našljednici.

1Ali velim: dok je našljednik mlad ništa nije bolji od roba, ako i jest gospodar od svega; 2Nego je pod zapovjednicima i èuvarima tja do roka oèina. 3Tako i mi kad bijasmo mladi, bijasmo pod stihijama svijeta zarobljeni; 4A kad se navrši vrijeme, posla Bog sina svojega jedinorodnoga, koji je roðen od žene i pokoren zakonu, 5Da iskupi one koji su pod zakonom, da primimo posinaštvo.

Mark 6.30-45 (Gospel)

30I skupiše se apostoli k Isusu, i javiše mu sve i što uèiniše i šta ljude nauèiše. 31I reèe im: doðite vi sami nasamo, i poèinite malo. Jer ih bijaše mnogo koji dolaze i odlaze, i ne imahu kad ni jesti. 32I otidoše na laði u pusto mjesto sami. 33I vidješe ih ljudi kad iðahu, i poznaše ih mnogi, i pješice iz sviju gradova stjecahu se onamo, i prestigoše ih, i skupiše se oko njega. 34I izišavši Isus vidje narod mnogi, i sažali mu se, jer bijahu kao ovce bez pastira; i poèe ih uèiti mnogo. 35I kad bi veæ pred noæ, pristupiše k njemu uèenici njegovi govoreæi: pusto je mjesto, a veæ je dockan; 36Otpusti ih neka idu u okolna sela i palanke da kupe sebi hljeba; jer nemaju šta jesti. 37A on odgovarajuæi reèe im: podajte im vi neka jedu. I rekoše mu: veæ ako da idemo da kupimo za dvjesta groša hljeba, i da im damo da jedu? 38A on im reèe: koliko hljebova imate? Idite vidite. I vidjevši rekoše: pet hljebova i dvije ribe. 39I zapovjedi im da ih posade sve na gomile po zelenoj travi. 40I posadiše se na gomile po sto i po pedeset. 41I uzevši onijeh pet hljebova i dvije ribe pogleda na nebo, i blagoslovi, pa prelomi hljebove, i dade uèenicima svojijem da metnu ispred njih; i one dvije ribe razdijeli svima. 42I jedoše svi, i nasitiše se. 43I nakupiše komada dvanaest kotarica punijeh i od riba. 44A bijaše onijeh što su jeli hljebove oko pet hiljada ljudi. 45I odmah natjera uèenike svoje da uðu u laðu i da idu naprijed na onu stranu u Vitsaidu dok on otpusti narod.

St Eumenes, bishop of Gortyrna (7th c.)

“He gave himself to Christ with his whole heart from his youth, freeing himself from two heavy burdens: the burden of riches and the burden of the flesh. He freed himself from the first by giving away all his goods to the poor and needy, and from the latter by strict fasting. He thus healed himself and was able to heal others. Passionless and filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit, Eumenius shone with a radiance that could not be hidden, as it is written: ‘A city set on a hill cannot be hid’ (Matt. 5:14), and so holy Eumenius could not be hidden from the world. Seeing him, the people chose him as their bishop in Gortyna. As a bishop, he governed Christ’s flock as a good shepherd. He was a father to the poor, riches to the needy, consolation to the sad, healing to the sick and a marvellous wonder-worker. He worked many miracles by his prayers: he killed a poisonous snake, drove out demons, healed many of the sick, and did this not only in his home city but in Rome and in the Thebaid. In the Thebaid, he brought rain from God in a time of drought, and there finally finished his earthly course and entered into the eternal presence of his Lord. He lived and worked in the seventh century.” (Prologue)

St Ariadne of Phrygia (2nd c.)

She lived during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian in the town of Promisea in Phrygia. Though a Christian, she was the slave of a pagan nobleman named Tertullus. To celebrate his son’s birthday, Tertullus ordered his entire household to come to a pagan temple and make sacrifice to the idols; but Ariadne stayed home, praying to the only true God. This infuriated Tertullus, who beat her, threw her in prison, then drove her from his house. He quickly changed his mind and sent his servants to bring her back. When Ariadne saw her persecutors drawing near, she knelt by a large rock and prayed. The rock split open and hid her. At this point, the Synaxarion says that Angels bearing spears appeared around the rock and drove her pursuers away. The Prologue says that the servants, unable to find Ariadne, quarrelled among themselves, came to blows, and died at one another’s hands.