3. новембар 2027.
Wednesday of the 20th week after Pentecost

Fast

Commemorations

Holy Martyrs Acepsimas the bishop, Joseph the priest and Aithalas the deacon (378-379)
Holy Virgin Martyr Winefride of Treffynnon (Holywell), Wales (7th c.)

Scripture Readings

Philippians 2.24-30 (Epistle)

24A nadam se u Gospoda da æu i sam skoro doæi k vama. 25Ali naðoh za potrebno da pošljem k vama brata Epafrodita, svojega pomagaèa i drugara u vojevanju, a vašega poslanika i slugu moje potrebe; 26Jer željaše od srca vas sve da vidi, i žaljaše što ste èuli da je bolovao. 27Jer bješe bolestan do smrti; no Bog pomilova ga, ne samo njega, nego i mene, da mi ne doðe žalost na žalost. 28Zato ga poslah skorije, da se obradujete kad ga opet vidite, i meni da olakša malo. 29Primite ga dakle u Gospodu sa svakom radosti, i takove poštujte; 30Jer za djelo Hristovo doðe do same smrti, ne marivši za svoj život da naknadi u službi mojoj što vas nemam.

Luke 11.42-46 (Gospel)

42Ali teško vama farisejima što dajete desetak od metvice i od rute i od svakoga povræa, a prolazite pravdu i ljubav Božiju: ovo je trebalo èiniti, i ono ne ostavljati. 43Teško vama farisejima što tražite zaèelja po zbornicama i da vam se klanja po ulicama. 44Teško vama književnici i fariseji, licemjeri, što ste kao sakriveni grobovi po kojima ljudi idu i ne znadu ih. 45A neki od zakonika odgovarajuæi reèe: uèitelju! govoreæi to i nas sramotiš. 46A on reèe: teško i vama zakonicima što tovarite na ljude bremena preteška za nošenje, a vi jednijem prstom svojijem neæete da ih prihvatite.

Commemorations

Holy Martyrs Acepsimas the bishop, Joseph the priest and Aithalas the deacon (378-379)

King Shapur II of Persia conducted a fierce persecution of Christians in his realm for thirty-seven years. In the final years of this persecution he gave his magi authority to torture and kill any Christians who would not renounce their faith. Acepsimas, the aged and holy Bishop of Paka, was arrested along with Joseph the priest and Aithalas the deacon. All not only refused to deny Christ, but boldly preached Him before the magi and the king. The enraged king had them viciously tortured, then, as a final indignity, made prisoners of all the local Christians and forced them to stone their own shepherds to death. With their martyrdom the great persecution in Persia came to an end.

Holy Virgin Martyr Winefride of Treffynnon (Holywell), Wales (7th c.)

“Saint Winefride (in Welsh, Gwenfrewi) was a maiden of noble birth who lived in North wales in the seventh century. The niece and spiritual daughter of Saint Beuno (21 April), she entered the Monastery of Gwytherin after his death, where she lived under the spiritual direction of Saint Eleril. The son of a neighbouring chieftan, Caradoc by name, seized by an unchaste passion, pursued her and struck off her head with a sword. The spot where her head fell became known as Treffynnon or Holywell, because of the appearing of a healing spring for those who would take its waters with faith. Holywell remains a great place of pilgrimage in Britain to this day.” (Synaxarion)