Acts 13.13-24 (Epistle)

13A kad se Pavle sa svojijem društvom odveze iz Pafa, doðoše u Pergu Pamfilijsku; a Jovan se odvoji od njih, i vrati se u Jerusalim. 14A oni otišavši iz Perge doðoše u Antiohiju Pisidijsku, i ušavši u zbornicu u dan subotni sjedoše. 15A po èitanju zakona i proroka poslaše starješine zbornièke k njima govoreæi: ljudi braæo! ako je u vama rijeè utjehe za narod, govorite. 16A Pavle ustavši i mahnuvši rukom reèe: ljudi Izrailjci i koji se Boga bojite! èujte. 17Bog naroda ovoga izabra oce naše, i podiže narod kad bijahu došljaci u zemlji Misirskoj, i rukom visokom izvede ih iz nje. 18I do èetrdeset godina prehrani ih u pustinji. 19I zatrvši sedam naroda u zemlji Hanaanskoj na kocke razdijeli im zemlju njihovu. 20I potom na èetiri stotine i pedeset godina dade im sudije do Samuila proroka. 21I od tada iskaše cara, i dade im Bog Saula, sina Kisova, èovjeka od koljena Venijaminova, za èetrdeset godina. 22I uklonivši njega podiže im Davida za cara, kome i reèe svjedoèeæi: naðoh Davida sina Jesejeva, èovjeka po srcu mojemu, koji æe ispuniti sve volje moje. 23Od njegova sjemena podiže Bog po obeæanju Izrailju spasa Isusa; 24Kad Jovan pred njegovijem dolaskom propovijeda krštenje pokajanja svemu narodu Izrailjevu.

John 6.5-14 (Gospel)

5Podignuvši dakle Isus oèi, i vidjevši da mnoštvo naroda ide k njemu, reèe Filipu: gdje æemo kupiti hljeba da ovi jedu? 6A ovo govoraše kušajuæi ga, jer sam znadijaše šta æe èiniti. 7Odgovori mu Filip: dvjesta groša hljeba nije dosta da svakome od njih po malo dopadne. 8Reèe mu jedan od uèenika njegovijeh, Andrija, brat Simona Petra: 9Ovdje ima jedno momèe koje ima pet hljebova jeèmenijeh i dvije ribe; ali šta je to na toliki svijet! 10A Isus reèe: posadite ljude. A bješe trave mnogo na onome mjestu. Posadi se dakle ljudi na broj oko pet hiljada. 11A Isus uzevši one hljebove, i davši hvalu, dade uèenicima, a uèenici onima koji bijahu posaðeni; tako i od riba koliko htješe. 12I kad se nasitiše, reèe uèenicima svojijem: skupite komade što pretekoše da ništa ne propadne. 13I skupiše, i napuniše dvanaest kotarica komada od pet hljebova jeèmenijeh što preteèe iza onijeh što su jeli. 14A ljudi vidjevši èudo koje uèini Isus govorahu: ovo je zaista onaj prorok koji treba da doðe na svijet.

Holy Virgin-martyr Glykeria at Heraclea (141).

At a pagan festival in Thrace, when the Governor of the region was offering sacrifice to the idols, St Glyceria entered the temple and declared herself to be a handmaid of Christ. When the governor commanded her to make sacrifice to the gods, she overturned the statue of Zeus, smashing it to pieces. For this, and for her continued refusal to deny her faith, she was seized and subjected to many tortures. First, the governor had her sealed in a prison cell with the intention of starving her to death; but an angel appeared to Glykeria and gave her heavenly food. When enough time had passed that the governor was certain that Glykeria had perished, he opened her cell, and all present were astonished to see her alive, healthy and full of joy. At this her jailer, Laodicius, confessed Christ and was beheaded. Glykeria was then thrown into a fire, but stood in it unharmed, praising God like the Three Children in Babylon. Finally she was cast to wild beasts, where she gave up her soul to God. A healing myrrh flowed from her relics.

Holy Martyr Alexander of Rome (298)

He was an eighteen-year-old soldier in the army of the Emperor Maximian. When a public sacrifice was made to the Roman idols, Alexander refused to take part, for which he was brought before the Captain Tiberian, who told him he must either deny Christ or die. When he stood fast for Christ, he was arrested and taken through Macedonia to Byzantium, being cruelly tortured at every stop along the way. But everywhere he went, the Christians flocked to him, encouraging him and asking his blessing. His mother, Pimenia, travelled with him for the entire journey. In all his sufferings, Alexander was visited many times by an angel of God, who relieved his pain and encouraged him. As his Lord had commanded, Alexander loved and prayed for his enemies: At a place called Carasura, when the soldiers guarding him were suffering from thirst, he prayed, and a spring of cold water burst out of a dry place.

Finally, on the bank of the river Ergina, Tiberian ordered that Alexander be beheaded. As the executioner raised his sword, he saw radiant angels of God all around the holy Martyr, and was afraid to strike. Alexander asked the executioner why he had stayed his hand and, hearing the answer, prayed to God that he might send the angels away so that the executioner would not be afraid. The angels vanished, and Alexander received his crown of martyrdom. Pimenia, his mother, buried her son’s body, and many miracles of healing were worked at his grave. Some time later, Alexander appeared to his mother and told her of her approaching death, which occurred not long afterward.