31. јул 2026.
Friday of the 9th week after Pentecost

Fast

Feasts

Forefeast of the Procession of the Lifegiving Cross

Commemorations

Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia (9th c.)
Righteous Joseph of Arimathea (1st c.)

Scripture Readings

1 Corinthians 14.26-40 (Epistle)

26Šta æe se dakle èiniti, braæo? Kad se sabirate svaki od vas ima psalam, ima nauku, ima jezik, ima otkrivenje, ima kazivanje; a sve da biva na popravljanje. 27Ako govori ko jezikom, ili po dvojica, ili najviše po trojica, i to poredom; a jedan da kazuje. 28Ako li ne bude nikoga da kazuje, neka æuti u crkvi, a sebi neka govori i Bogu. 29A proroci dva ili tri neka govore, i drugi neka rasuðuju. 30Ako li se otkrije što drugome koji sjedi, neka èeka dok prvi uæuti. 31Jer možete prorokovati svi, jedan po jedan, da se svi uèe, i svi da se tješe. 32I duhovi proroèki pokoravaju se prorocima; 33Jer Bog nije Bog bune, nego mira, kao po svima crkvama svetijeh. 34Žene vaše da æute u crkvama; jer se njima ne dopusti da govore, nego da slušaju, kao što i zakon govori. 35Ako li hoæe èemu da se nauèe, kod kuæe muževe svoje neka pitaju; jer je ružno ženi da govori u crkvi. 36Eda li od vas rijeè Božija iziðe? ili samijem vama doðe? 37Ako ko misli da je prorok ili duhovan, neka razumije što vam pišem, jer su Gospodnje zapovijesti. 38Ako li ko ne razumije, neka ne razumije. 39Zato, braæo moja, starajte se da prorokujete, i ne zabranjujte govoriti jezicima. 40A sve neka biva pošteno i uredno.

Matthew 21.12-14, 17-20 (Gospel)

12I uðe Isus u crkvu Božiju, i izgna sve koji prodavahu i kupovahu po crkvi, i ispremeta trpeze onijeh što mijenjahu novce, i klupe onijeh što prodavahu golubove. 13I reèe im: u pismu stoji: dom moj dom molitve neka se zove; a vi naèiniste od njega peæinu hajduèku. 14I pristupiše k njemu hromi i slijepi u crkvi, i iscijeli ih. 17I ostavivši ih iziðe napolje iz grada u Vitaniju, i zanoæi ondje. 18A ujutru vraæajuæi se u grad ogladnje. 19I ugledavši smokvu jednu kraj puta doðe k njoj, i ne naðe ništa na njoj do lišæa sama, i reèe joj: da nikad na tebi ne bude roda dovijeka. I odmah usahnu smokva. 20I vidjevši to uèenici diviše se govoreæi: kako odmah usahnu smokva!

Commemorations

Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia (9th c.)

“Saint Eudocimus was from Cappadocia, the son of pious and most illustrious parents, patricians in rank. He especially cultivated chastity and mercy, the one by never meeting the gaze of a woman, the other by cheerfully providing the needs of the poor. When he was made military commander of Cappadocia, he continued in his righteous ways, showing mercy and uprightness in all his dealings. Having so lived in piety, quietly and without ostentation, he was called from this life at the age of thirty-three, about the year 840, during the reign of the Iconoclast Theophilus. Not long after his burial, his grave became a fountain of unending miracles, as God revealed the virtue that Eudocimus had striven to hide; when his grave was later opened, his body was found incorrupt. His holy relics were translated to Constantinople.” (Great Horologion)

Righteous Joseph of Arimathea (1st c.)

The “noble Joseph” was a secret follower of Christ and a wealthy member of the Jewish Sanhendrin (ruling council); it was he who provided Christ’s tomb. When his faith became known he was driven from the Sanhendrin, from the synagogues, and from the Holy Land, and traveled through many lands, proclaiming the Gospel of Christ. According to some accounts he eventually reached England, where he reposed in peace.