1. јул 2027.
Thursday of the 2nd week after Pentecost

No Fast

Commemorations

Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, martyrs at Rome (284)

Scripture Readings

Romans 5.10-16 (Epistle)

10Jer kad smo se pomirili s Bogom smræu sina njegova dok smo još bili neprijatelji, mnogo æemo se veæma spasti u životu njegovu kad smo se pomirili. 11Ne samo pak to, nego se hvalimo i Bogom kroz Gospoda svojega Isusa Hrista, kroz kojega sad primismo pomirenje. 12Zato kao što kroz jednoga èovjeka doðe na svijet grijeh, i kroz grijeh smrt, i tako smrt uðe u sve ljude, jer svi sagriješiše. 13Jer grijeh bješe na svijetu do zakona; ali se grijeh ne primaše kad ne bješe zakona; 14Nego carova smrt od Adama tja do Mojsija i nad onima koji nijesu sagriješili prestupivši kao Adam, koji je prilika onoga koji šæadijaše doæi. 15Ali dar nije tako kao grijeh; jer kad kroz grijeh jednoga pomriješe mnogi, mnogo se veæa blagodat Božija i dar izli izobilno na mnoge blagodaæu jednoga èovjeka Isusa Hrista. 16I dar nije kao grijeh jednoga: jer za grijeh jednoga bi osuðenje, a dar od mnogijeh grijehova opravdanje.

Matthew 8.23-27 (Gospel)

23I kad uðe u laðu, za njim uðoše uèenici njegovi. 24I gle, oluja velika postade na moru da se laða pokri valovima; a on spavaše. 25I prikuèivši se uèenici njegovi probudiše ga govoreæi: Gospode! izbavi nas, izgibosmo. 26I reèe im: zašto ste strašljivi, malovjerni? Tada ustavši zaprijeti vjetrovima i moru, i postade tišina velika. 27A ljudi èudiše se govoreæi: ko je ovaj da ga slušaju i vjetrovi i more?

Commemorations

Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, martyrs at Rome (284)

There are three pairs of Unmercenary Physicians named Cosmas and Damian. The two commemorated today were brothers from Rome. Though they inherited great wealth, they gave most of it to the poor and needy, only setting aside enough for themselves to devote their lives to the service of Christ. As Christian physicians, they freely performed their healing services for men and for beasts, asking the healed only to believe in Christ in thanks for their healing. They ended their lives in martyrdom. According to the Prologue, they were summoned before the Emperor Galerius, who interrogated them and commanded them to worship the gods. The brothers refused to do so, but to show the truth of the Christian faith, they healed the Emperor of a grave infirmity. At this he proclaimed the truth of Christianity and released them. But a doctor and a former teacher who envied their reputation lured them into the countryside on the pretext of collecting herbs, then killed them.