No Fast
8Jer vam neæemo, braæo, zatajiti nevolje naše koja nam se dogodi u Aziji kad nam je bilo preteško i preko sile tako da se nijesmo nadali ni življeti; 9Nego sami u sebi osudismo da nam valja pomrijeti da se veæ ne uzdasmo u sebe nego u Boga koji podiže mrtve. 10Koji nas je od tolike smrti izbavio, i izbavlja; i u njega se uzdamo da æe nas i još izbaviti, 11S pomoæu i vaše molitve za nas; da mnogi ljudi mnogu hvalu daju Bogu za dare koji su nama dati vas radi.
1Dogodi mu se pak u prvu subotu po drugome danu pashe da iðaše kroz usjeve, i uèenici njegovi trgahu klasje, i satirahu rukama te jeðahu. 2A neki od fariseja rekoše im: zašto èinite što ne valja èiniti u subotu? 3I odgovarajuæi Isus reèe im: zar nijeste èitali ono što uèini David kad ogladnje, on i koji bijahu s njim? 4Kako uðe u kuæu Božiju, i uze hljebove postavljene i izjede, i dade ih onima što bijahu s njim, kojijeh nikome ne valjaše jesti osim jedinijeh sveštenika. 5I reèe im: sin je èovjeèij gospodar i od subote. 6A dogodi se u drugu subotu da on uðe u zbornicu i uèaše, i bješe ondje èovjek kome desna ruka bješe suha. 7Književnici pak i fariseji gledahu za njim neæe li u subotu iscijeliti, da ga okrive. 8A on znadijaše pomisli njihove, i reèe èovjeku koji imaše suhu ruku: ustani i stani na srijedu. A on ustade i stade. 9A Isus reèe im: da vas zapitam: šta valja u subotu èiniti, dobro ili zlo? održati dušu ili pogubiti? A oni muèahu. 10I pogledavši na sve njih reèe mu: pruži ruku svoju. A on uèini tako; i ruka posta zdrava kao i druga.
His name means “God is Help.” He is the first and earliest of the twelve Minor Prophets. At the Lord’s command he married a harlot, who was repeatedly unfaithful to him despite his love and faithfulness toward her. In his prophetic writings he shows this marriage as an image of God’s faithful care for His unfaithful people.
The Church commemorates three pairs of brothers named Cosmas and Damian, all counted among the Unmercenary Physicians. The first reposed in peace and are commemorated on November 1; the second were stoned to death in Rome, and are commemorated on July 1; the third pair, commemorated today, were Arab doctors. They embraced the Christian faith together and thereafter cared for the sick in the name of the Lord Jesus, performing many miraculous healings. They were handed over to the governor Lysias by jealous pagans. When the governor accused them of healing by sorcery, they replied ‘We have no sort of magic, nor use any, but we have the power of Christ to save us and all who call upon His holy Name.’ The governor first attempted to bribe them to deny Christ then, when this was useless, subjected them to many tortures. Finally they were beheaded. Their holy relics continued to perform many miracles of healing.