10. август 2027.
Tuesday of the 8th week after Pentecost

Dormition Fast

Commemorations

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

Scripture Readings

1 Corinthians 10.5-12 (Epistle)

5Ali mnogi od njih ne bijahu po Božijoj volji, jer biše pobijeni u pustinji. 6A ovo biše ugledi nama, da mi ne želimo zala, kao i oni što želješe. 7Niti bivajte idolopoklonici, kao neki od njih, kao što stoji napisano: sjedoše ljudi da jedu i da piju, i ustaše da igraju. 8Niti da se kurvamo, kao neki od njih što se kurvaše, i pade ih u jedan dan dvadeset i tri hiljade. 9Niti da kušamo Hrista, kao što neki od njih kušaše, i od zmija izgiboše. 10Niti da vièemo na Boga, kao neki od njih što vikaše, i izgiboše od krvnika. 11Ovo se pak sve dogaðaše ugledi njima, a napisa se za nauku nama, na koje pošljedak svijeta doðe. 12Jer koji misli da stoji neka se èuva da ne padne.

Matthew 16.6-12 (Gospel)

6A Isus reèe im: èuvajte se kvasca farisejskoga i sadukejskog. 7A oni mišljahu u sebi govoreæi: to je što nijesmo hljeba uzeli. 8A Isus razumjevši reèe im: šta mislite u sebi, malovjerni, što hljeba nijeste uzeli? 9Zar još ne razumijete niti pamtite pet hljebova na pet hiljada, i koliko kotarica nakupiste? 10Ni sedam hljebova na èetiri hiljade, i koliko kotarica nakupiste? 11Kako ne razumijete da vam ne rekoh za hljebove da se èuvate kvasca farisejskoga i sadukejskog? 12Tada razumješe da ne reèe kvasca hljebnoga da se èuvaju, nego nauke farisejske i sadukejske.

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.