Orthodox Calendar

5. август 2027.
Thursday of the 7th week after Pentecost

Dormition Fast

Commemorations

  • Martyr Eusignius of Antioch (362)
  • Holy Hieromartyr Fabian, Pope of Rome (250)
  • Righteous Nonna (374), Mother of St Gregory the Theologian

Scripture Readings

1 Corinthians 7.24-35 (Epistle)

24Svaki, braæo, u èemu je ko pozvan u onome neka ostane pred Gospodom. 25A za djevojke nemam zapovijesti Gospodnje, nego dajem svjet, kao koji sam pomilovan od Gospoda, da budem vjeran. 26Mislim dakle ovo da æe biti dobro za sadašnju nevolju da je èovjeku dobro tako biti. 27Jesi li se privezao za ženu, ne traži da se razdriješiš; jesi li se odriješio od žene, ne traži žene. 28A ako li se i oženiš, nijesi sagriješio; i djevojka ako se uda, nije sagriješila: ali æe imati takovi nevolje tjelesne; a ja vas žalim. 29A ovo govorim, braæo, jer je ostalo vrijeme prekraæeno, da æe i oni koji imaju žene biti kao oni koji nemaju; 30I koji plaèu kao koji ne plaèu; i koji se raduju kao koji se ne raduju; i koji kupuju kao koji nemaju; 31I koji ovaj svijet upotrebljavaju kao da ga ne upotrebljavaju: jer prolazi oblièje ovoga svijeta. 32A ja hoæu da ste vi bezbrižni. Ko je neoženjen brine se za Gospodnje, kako æe ugoditi Gospodu; 33A koji je oženjen brine se za svjetsko, kako æe ugoditi ženi. Drugo je žena, a drugo je djevojka. 34Koja je neudata brine se za Gospodnje, kako æe ugoditi Gospodu, da bude sveta i tijelom i duhom; a koja je udata brine se za svjetsko, kako æe ugoditi mužu. 35A ovo govorim na korist vama samijem, ne da vam nametnem zamku na vrat, nego za lijepu i pristojnu službu Gospodu bez smetnje.

Matthew 15.12-21 (Gospel)

12Tada pristupiše uèenici njegovi i rekoše mu: znaš li da fariseji èuvši tu rijeè sablazniše se? 13A on odgovarajuæi reèe: svako drvo koje nije usadio otac moj nebeski, iskorijeniæe se. 14Ostavite ih: oni su slijepi voði slijepcima; a slijepac slijepca ako vodi, oba æe u jamu pasti. 15A Petar odgovarajuæi reèe mu: kaži nam prièu ovu. 16A Isus reèe: eda li ste i vi još nerazumni? 17Zar još ne znate da sve što ulazi u usta u trbuh ide, i izbacuje se napolje? 18A što izlazi iz usta od srca izlazi, i ono pogani èovjeka. 19Jer od srca izlaze zle misli, ubistva, preljube, kurvarstva, kraðe, lažna svjedoèanstva, hule na Boga. 20I ovo je što pogani èovjeka, a neumivenijem rukama jesti ne pogani èovjeka. 21I izišavši odande Isus otide u krajeve Tirske i Sidonske.

Commemorations

Martyr Eusignius of Antioch (362)

He was a soldier in the Imperial army beginning under the pagan Emperor Maximian. He was a general under Constantine, and saw the Cross that appeared to the Emperor. After sixty years of military service, he retired to his home town and devoted himself to prayer, fasting and good works. A townsman, angry with a judgment that Eusignius had made to settle a dispute, denounced him to Julian the Apostate as a Christian. Summoned before Julian, he vigorously rebuked the Emperor for his apostasy from the Faith; for this he was beheaded, in advanced old age, in 362.

Holy Hieromartyr Fabian, Pope of Rome (250)

He was born in Rome and became a humble village priest; but when he was attending the election of a new Pope, a white dove was seen to descend on him and he was chosen to be Pope. Though humble and gentle, he was fearless for the faith, gathering the bodies of the martyrs, giving them burial, and building churches and shrines over their relics. According to the Prologue, he baptized the Emperor Philip and his son, also named Philip, as well as the senator Pontius; thus there were Christian emperors before St Constantine the Great. When Decius became Emperor, the persecution of Christians returned with terrible force, and Fabian was beheaded.

Righteous Nonna (374), Mother of St Gregory the Theologian

In her own lifetime she was a wonderworker through her holy prayers. She brought her husband back from idolatry to Christian faith; he later became bishop of Nazianzus. Her son Gregory’s profound and devout writings bespeak the Christian upbringing she gave him. By her prayers she once saved St Gregory from perishing in a storm. She was a deaconess, and reposed in peace in 374.