10. август 2026.
Monday of the 11th week after Pentecost

Dormition Fast

Commemorations

Holy Martyrs Archdeacon Laurence, Pope Sixtus, and others with them (258)

Scripture Readings

2 Corinthians 2.3-15 (Epistle)

3I pisah vam ovo isto, da kad doðem ne primim žalost na žalost, a za koje bi valjalo da se veselim nadajuæi se na sve vas da je moja radost sviju vas. 4Jer od brige mnoge i tuge srca napisah vam s mnogijem suzama, ne da biste se ožalostili nego da biste poznali ljubav koju imam izobilno k vama. 5Ako li je ko mene ražalio, ne ražali mene, do nekoliko, da ne otežam svima vama. 6Jer je dovoljno takovome kar ovaj od mnogijeh. 7Zato vi nasuprot veæma da opraštate i tješite, da takovi kako ne padne u preveliku žalost. 8Zato vas molim, utvrdite k njemu ljubav. 9Jer vam zato i pisah, da poznam poštenje vaše jeste li u svaèemu poslušni. 10A kome vi što oprostite onome opraštam i ja; jer ja ako što kome oprostih, oprostih mu vas radi mjesto Isusa Hrista, 11Da nas ne prevari sotona; jer znamo šta on misli. 12A kad doðoh u Troadu da propovijedam jevanðelje Hristovo, i otvoriše mi se vrata u Gospodu, 13Ne imadoh mira u duhu svojemu, ne našavši Tita, brata svojega; nego oprostivši se s njima iziðoh u Maæedoniju. 14Ali hvala Bogu koji svagda nama daje pobjedu u Hristu Isusu, i kroz nas javlja miris poznanja svojega na svakom mjestu. 15Jer smo mi Hristov miris Bogu i meðu onima koji se spasavaju i koji ginu:

Matthew 23.13-22 (Gospel)

13Teško vama književnici i fariseji, licemjeri, što zatvorate carstvo nebesko od ljudi; jer vi ne ulazite niti date da ulaze koji bi htjeli. 14Teško vama književnici i fariseji, licemjeri, što jedete kuæe udovièke, i lažno se Bogu molite dugo; zato æete veæma biti osuðeni. 15Teško vama književnici i fariseji, licemjeri, što prehodite more i zemlju da bi prisvojili jednoga, i kad ga prisvojite, èinite ga sinom paklenijem udvoje veæijem od sebe. 16Teško vama voði slijepi koji govorite: ako se ko kune crkvom ništa je; a ko se kune zlatom crkvenijem kriv je. 17Budale slijepe! šta je veæe, ili zlato, ili crkva koja zlato osveti? 18I ako se ko kune oltarom ništa je to, a koji se kune darom koji je na njemu kriv je. 19Budale slijepe! šta je veæe, ili dar, ili oltar koji dar osveti? 20Koji se dakle kune oltarom, kune se njim i svijem što je na njemu. 21I koji se kune crkvom, kune se njom i onijem koji živi u njoj. 22I koji se kune nebom, kune se prijestolom Božijem i onijem koji sjedi na njemu.

Commemorations

Holy Martyrs Archdeacon Laurence, Pope Sixtus, and others with them (258)

“This Saint, who was born in Spain, was the Archdeacon of the Church of Rome, caring for the sacred vessels of the Church and distributing money to the needy. About the year 257, a harsh persecution was raised up against the Christians by Valerian. Pope Sixtus, who was from Athens, was commanded to worship the idols, and refused; before his martyrdom by beheading, he committed to Laurence all the sacred vessels of the Church. When Laurence was arrested and brought before the Prefect, he was questioned concerning the treasures of the Church; he asked for three days’ time to prepare them. He then proceeded to gather all the poor and needy, and presented them to the Prefect and said, “Behold the treasures of the Church.” The Prefect became enraged at this and gave command that Laurence be racked, then scourged with scorpions (a whip furnished with sharp iron points — compare II Chron. 10:11), then stretched out on a red-hot iron grill. But the courageous athlete of Christ endured without groaning. After he had been burned on one side, he said, “My body is done on one side; turn me over on the other.” And when this had taken place, the Martyr said to the tyrants, “My flesh is now well done, you may taste of it.” And when he had said this, and had prayed for his slayers in imitation of Christ, he gave up his spirit on August 10, 258.” (Great Horologion). His icon shows him stretched on the grill.