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.

Our Holy Father Poemen (Pimen) the Great (450)

“He was an Egyptian by birth and a great Egyptian ascetic. As a boy, he visited various spiritual teachers and gathered proven experience as a bee gathers honey from flowers. Pimen once begged the elder Paul to take him to St Païsius. Seeing him, Païsius said: ‘This child will save many; the hand of God is on him.’ In time, Pimen became a monk and drew two of his brothers to monasticism. Their mother once came to see her sons, but Pimen would not allow her in, asking through the door: ‘Which do you want more: to see us here and now, or in the other world in eternity?’ Their mother went away joy-fully, saying: ‘If I will see you for certain there, I don’t need to see you here.’ In the monastery of these three brothers, governed by the eldest, Abba Anoub, the rule was as follows: at night, four hours were passed in manual work, four hours in sleep and four in reading the Psalter. The day was passed, from morning to noon, in alternate work and prayer, from mid-day to Vespers in reading and after Vespers they prepared their meal, the only one in the twenty—four hours, and this usually of some sort of cabbage. Pimen himself said about their life: ‘We ate what was to hand. No-one ever said: “Give me something else”, or “I won’t eat that”. In that way, we spent our whole life in silence and peace.’ He lived in the fifth century, and entered peacefully into rest in great old age.” (Prologue)

His name means “shepherd”. Many of his words can be found in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers.

Great-martyr Phanurius the Newly Appeared of Rhodes

“Little is known of the holy Martyr Phanurius, except that which is depicted concerning his martyrdom on his holy icon, which was discovered in the year 1500 among the ruins of an ancient church on Rhodes, when the Moslems ruled there. Thus he is called “the Newly-Revealed.” The faithful pray to Saint Phanurius especially to help them recover things that have been lost, and because he has answered their prayers so often, the custom has arisen of baking the Phaneropita (‘Phanarius-Cake’) as a thank-offering.” (Great Horologion)

There is a tradition that his mother was a great sinner, and that he was unable to convert her in her lifetime. After her death he prayed more for her salvation than for his own. As he was being stoned to death, he prayed: ‘For the sake of these my sufferings, Lord, help all those who will pray to Thee for the salvation of Phanurius’ sinful mother.’ So, in Egypt, where he is much revered, many Christians pray ‘O Lord, save Phanurius’ mother and help me, a sinner.’