Romans 1.28-2.9 (Epistle)

28I kao što ne marahu da poznadu Boga, zato ih Bog predade u pokvaren um da èine što ne valja, 29Da budu napunjeni svake nepravde, kurvarstva, zloæe, lakomstva, pakosti; puni zavisti, ubistva, svaðe, lukavstva, zloæudnosti; 30Šaptaèi, opadaèi, bogomrsci, siledžije, hvališe, ponositi, izmišljaèi zala, nepokorni roditeljima, 31Nerazumni, nevjere, neljubavni, neprimirljivi, nemilostivi. 32A neki i pravdu Božiju poznavši da koji to èine zaslužuju smrt, ne samo to èine, nego pristaju na to i onima koji èine.

1Zato se ne možeš izgovoriti, o èovjeèe koji god sudiš! jer kojijem sudom sudiš drugome, sebe osuðuješ; jer to èiniš sudeæi. 2A znamo da je sud Božij prav na one koji to èine. 3Nego pomišljaš li, o èovjeèe koji sudiš onima koji to èine, i sam èiniš to! da æeš ti pobjeæi od suda Božijega? 4Ili ne mariš za bogatstvo njegove dobrote i krotosti i trpljenja, ne znajuæi da te dobrota Božija na pokajanje vodi? 5Nego svojom drvenosti i nepokajanijem srcem sabiraš sebi gnjev za dan gnjeva u koji æe se pokazati pravedni sud Boga, 6Koji æe dati svakome po djelima njegovijem: 7Onima dakle koji su trpljenjem djela dobroga tražili slavu i èast i neraspadljivost, život vjeèni; 8A onima koji se uz prkos suprote istini a pokoravaju se nepravdi, nemilost i gnjev. 9Nevolja i tuga na svaku dušu èovjeka koji èini zlo, a najprije Jevrejina i Grka;

Matthew 5.27-32 (Gospel)

27Èuli ste kako je kazano starima: ne èini preljube. 28A ja vam kažem da svaki koji pogleda na ženu sa željom, veæ je uèinio preljubu u srcu svojemu. 29A ako te oko tvoje desno sablažnjava, iskopaj ga i baci od sebe: jer ti je bolje da pogine jedan od udova tvojijeh negoli sve tijelo tvoje da bude baèeno u pakao. 30I ako te desna ruka tvoja sablažnjava, otsijeci je i baci od sebe: jer ti je bolje da pogine jedan od udova tvojijeh negoli sve tijelo tvoje da bude baèeno u pakao. 31Tako je kazano: ako ko pusti ženu svoju, da joj da knjigu raspusnu. 32A ja vam kažem da svaki koji pusti ženu svoju, osim za preljubu, navodi je te èini preljubu; i koji puštenicu uzme preljubu èini.

St Metrophanes, Archbishop of Constantinople (325)

He was born into a pagan family, but his father Dometius, along with all his family, became Christians and went to Byzantium to escape persecution in Rome. Dometius was ordained a priest and in time became Bishop of Byzantium. When Dometius died, his elder son Probus became Bishop; then when Probus died, Dometius’ second son Metrophanes succeeded him. Metrophanes was enthroned around the time that Constantine the Great was establishing Byzantium as the new capital of the Roman Empire. He sent a delegate to the First Ecumenical Council in 325, since he was unable to attend due to age and infirmity. The Emperor Constantine loved Metrophanes as a father and urged the entire Council to visit the ailing Bishop. Ten days later he died.

Holy Myrrh-bearers Mary and Martha, sisters of St Lazarus (1st c.)

Mary and Martha, with their brother Lazarus, were especially devoted disciples of our Lord; their story up to the time of the Resurrection can be found in Luke 10 and John 11-12. Mary and Martha were among the Myrrh-bearing women. They, with their brother, reposed in Cyprus, where Lazarus became first Bishop of Kition after he was raised from death by Christ.

An ancient tradition holds that Lazarus was thirty years old when he was restored to life by the Lord, and that he lived another thirty years. After he was raised from the dead, he never again laughed; but once, when he saw someone stealing a clay pot, he smiled and said, ‘Clay stealing clay.’ His name is a Greek version of Eleazar, meaning ‘God has helped.’