1 Corinthians 10.28-11.7 (Epistle)

28Ako li vam pak ko reèe: ovo je idolska žrtva, ne jedite radi onoga koji vam kaže, i radi savjesti; jer je Gospodnja zemlja i što je na njoj. 29Ali ne govorim za savjest tvoju, nego drugoga; jer zašto da moju slobodu sudi savjest drugoga? 30Ako ja s blagodaæu uživam, zašto da se huli na mene za ono za što ja zahvaljujem? 31Ako dakle jedete, ako li pijete, ako li što drugo èinite, sve na slavu Božiju èinite. 32Ne budite na sablazan ni Jevrejima, ni Grcima, ni crkvi Božijoj, 33Kao što i ja u svaèemu svima ugaðam, ne tražeæi svoje koristi nego mnogijeh, da se spasu.

1Ugledajte se na mene, kao i ja na Hrista. 2Hvalim vas pak, braæo, što sve moje pamtite i držite zapovijesti kao što vam predadoh. 3Ali hoæu da znate da je svakome mužu glava Hristos; a muž je glava ženi; a Bog je glava Hristu. 4Svaki muž koji se s pokrivenom glavom moli Bogu ili prorokuje, sramoti glavu svoju. 5I svaka žena koja se gologlava moli Bogu ili prorokuje, sramoti glavu svoju; jer je sve jedno kao da je obrijana. 6Ako se dakle ne pokriva žena, neka se striže; ako li je ružno ženi striæi se ili brijati se, neka se pokriva. 7Ali muž da ne pokriva glave, jer je oblièje i slava Božija; a žena je slava muževlja.

Matthew 16.24-28 (Gospel)

24Tada Isus reèe uèenicima svojijem: ako ko hoæe za mnom iæi, neka se odreèe sebe, i uzme krst svoj i ide za mnom. 25Jer ko hoæe svoju dušu da saèuva, izgubiæe je; a ako ko izgubi dušu svoju mene radi, naæi æe je. 26Jer kakva je korist èovjeku ako sav svijet dobije a duši svojoj naudi? ili kakav æe otkup dati èovjek za svoju dušu? 27Jer æe doæi sin èovjeèij u slavi oca svojega s anðelima svojijem, i tada æe se vratiti svakome po djelima njegovijem. 28Zaisto vam kažem: imaju neki meðu ovima što stoje ovdje koji neæe okusiti smrti dok ne vide sina èovjeèijega gdje ide u carstvu svojemu.

Hieromartyr Apollinarius, bishop of Ravenna (75)

He was a disciple of St Peter, born in Antioch. St Peter took him to Rome (he was bishop of Antioch before being bishop of Rome, so Antioch is as much the ‘see of Peter’ as is Rome) and made him Bishop of Ravenna. In Ravenna, he healed the wife of the military governor of a grave illness, after which the governor and his household confessed Christ and were baptized. Apollinarius was able to form a house church in the governor’s home, from which he labored for the Gospel for twelve years. Eventually, he was condemned to exile in Illyria for his faith, and began a life of missionary travel in the Balkans, travelling as far as the Danube. After twelve years of this work, he was driven back to Italy by the hostility of some of the pagans. He was received with joy by the people of Ravenna, which aroused the envy of the pagan elders, who denounced him to the Emperor Vespasian. When the elders asked permission to kill Apollinarius, the Emperor only gave them permission to drive him from the city, wisely saying ‘It is not seemly to take revenge on behalf of the gods, for they can themselves be revenged on their enemies if they are angered.’ But, in defiance of the Imperial decree, the pagan leaders attacked and killed Apollinarius with knives. His holy relics are preserved in Ravenna, in a church dedicated to him.

Holy Prophet Ezekiel (6th c. BC)

He is counted as the third-ranked of the Major Prophets. Read the Old Testament book that bears his name, in which the Church recognizes prophecies of the Lord’s Incarnation by the Virgin and of the general resurrection of mankind.

Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the prophet Samuel Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the prophet Samuel