Scripture Readings
2 Corinthians 1.12-20 (Epistle)
12Jer je naša slava ovo: svjedoèanstvo savjesti naše da smo u prostoti i èistoti Božijoj a ne u mudrosti tjelesnoj nego po blagodati Božijoj življeli na svijetu, a osobito meðu vama.
13Jer vam drugo ne pišemo nego što èitate i razumijevate. A nadam se da æete i do kraja razumjeti.
14Kao što neki i razumjeste da smo vam slava kao i vi nama za dan Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista.
15I u ovom pouzdanju šæadijah da vam doðem prije, da drugu blagodat imate;
16I kroz vas da doðem u Maæedoniju, i opet iz Maæedonije da doðem k vama, i vi da me pratite u Judeju.
17Ali kad sam ovo htio, eda li sam dakle što nepostojano èinio? Ili što se nakanjujem, da se po tijelu nakanjujem, da bude u mene da da, a ne ne?
18Ali je Bog vjeran, te rijeè naša k vama ne bi da i ne.
19Jer sin Božij Isus Hristos, kojega mi vama propovijedasmo ja i Silvan i Timotije, ne bi da i ne, nego u njemu bi da.
20Jer koliko je obeæanja Božijeh, u njemu su da, i u njemu amin, Bogu na slavu kroz nas.
Matthew 22.23-33 (Gospel)
23Taj dan pristupiše k njemu sadukeji koji govore da nema vaskrsenija, i upitaše ga
24Govoreæi: uèitelju! Mojsije reèe: ako ko umre bez djece, da uzme brat njegov ženu njegovu i da podigne sjeme bratu svojemu.
25U nas bješe sedam braæe; i prvi oženivši se umrije, i ne imavši poroda ostavi ženu svoju bratu svojemu.
26A tako i drugi, i treæi, tja do sedmoga.
27A poslije sviju umrije i žena.
28O vaskrseniju dakle koga æe od sedmorice biti žena? jer je za svima bila.
29A Isus odgovarajuæi reèe im: varate se, ne znajuæi pisma ni sile Božije.
30Jer o vaskrseniju niti æe se ženiti ni udavati; nego su kao anðeli Božiji na nebu.
31A za vaskrsenije mrtvijeh nijeste li èitali što vam je rekao Bog govoreæi:
32Ja sam Bog Avraamov, i Bog Isakov, i Bog Jakovljev? Nije Bog Bog mrtvijeh, nego živijeh.
33I èuvši narod divljaše se nauci njegovoj.
Commemorations
Martyr Dometius of Persia (363) and two disciples
“Born a pagan in Persia in the time of the Emperor Constantine, he came to know the Christian faith as a young man, forsook his paganism and received baptism. He was so enchanted with the true Faith that he left all worldly things and became a monk in a monastery near the town of Nisibis. He lived among the brethren for some time, then withdrew into silence, going to Archimandrite Urbel […]. Urbel made him a deacon, but, when he wanted to make him a priest, Dometius fled to a distant mountain and settled in a cave there. He attained such perfection through fasting, prayer, vigils and meditation that he was able to heal the sick. When Julian the Apostate came to that place, he heard of Dometius and sent men to wall him up alive in the cave, with two of his disciples. Thus died this saint of God, in 363, and went to the Kingdom of God.” (Prologue). The Great Horologion says that Dometius and his disciples were stoned to death.
Holy Martyrs Marinus the Soldier and Asterius the Senator (260)
Marinus was a soldier in the Roman army, serving in Caesarea in Palestine. During a persecution under the Emperor Gallienus, he was arrested and beheaded for his Christian faith. The senator Asterius, also a Christian, was present at his execution. Asterius took off his senatorial toga, wrapped the martyr’s body in it, and carried the holy body away to bury it. For this he too was beheaded.
Our Holy Father Or (Horus) of the Thebaid (390)
He was a native of Egypt; his name is that of one of the Egyptian gods. He fled to the desert to live as a hermit, but after many years he became a well-known spiritual guide and founded several monastic communities. A first-hand account of him, by Rufinus, says ‘In appearance he is like an angel of God; an old man of ninety with a long snow-white beard. The impression left by his presence is delightful. His gaze is imbued with more-than-human radiance.’ He received communion every day. So detached was he from the world that his disciples once had to remind him that Pascha had come. Hearing this, he went outside, raised his hands to heaven and prayed without ceasing for three days. When he had done he said to his disciples ‘This is the monk’s celebration of Pascha: the lifting up of the mind to unity with God.’ He reposed in peace at a great age.
Our Holy Father Pimen the Much-Ailing (1110)
“He was sickly from his youth, and from his youth desired monasticism. Brought to the Monastery of the Caves for healing, he remained there till his death. He prayed more for sickness than for health. One night, angels appeared to him and tonsured him as a monk, telling him at the same time that he would be sick until his death, and would be healed at that moment. And so it was; he lay sick for twenty years, working wonders even during his lifetime and being possessed of a rare gift of discernment. At the time of his death, he got up from his bed completely healed, immediately prepared his grave and entered into rest in the Lord, in the year 1110.” (Prologue)