Ephesians 6.10-17 (Epistle, Saturday after Theophany)

10A dalje, braæo moja, jaèajte u Gospodu i u sili jaèine njegove. 11Obucite se u sve oružje Božije, da biste se mogli održati protiv lukavstva ðavolskoga: 12Jer naš rat nije s krvlju i s tijelom, nego s poglavarima i vlastima, i s upraviteljima tame ovoga svijeta, s duhovima pakosti ispod neba. 13Toga radi uzmite sve oružje Božije, da biste se mogli braniti u zli dan, i svršivši sve održati se. 14Stanite dakle opasavši bedra svoja istinom i obukavši se u oklop pravde, 15I obuvši noge u pripravu jevanðelja mira; 16A svrh svega uzmite štit vjere o koji æete moæi pogasiti sve raspaljene strijele neèastivoga; 17I kacigu spasenija uzmite, i maè duhovni koji je rijeè Božija.

Ephesians 2.11-13 (Epistle)

11Zato se opominjite da vi koji ste negda po tijelu neznabošci bili i nazivani neobrezanje od onijeh koji su se zvali po tijelu obrezanje, koje se rukom radilo, 12Da bijaste u ono vrijeme bez Hrista, odvojeni od društva Izrailjeva, i bez dijela u zavjetima obeæanja, nada ne imajuæi, i bezbožni na svijetu: 13A sad u Hristu Isusu, vi koji ste negda bili daleko, blizu postadoste krvlju Hristovom.

Matthew 4.1-11 (Gospel, Saturday after Theophany)

1Tada Isusa odvede Duh u pustinju da ga ðavo kuša. 2I postivši se dana èetrdeset i noæi èetrdeset, napošljetku ogladnje. 3I pristupi k njemu kušaè i reèe: ako si sin Božij, reci da kamenje ovo hljebovi postanu. 4A on odgovori i reèe: pisano je: ne živi èovjek o samom hljebu, no o svakoj rijeèi koja izlazi iz usta Božijih. 5Tada odvede ga ðavo u sveti grad i postavi ga navrh crkve; 6Pa mu reèe: ako si sin Božij, skoèi dolje, jer u pismu stoji da æe anðelima svojijem zapovjediti za tebe, i uzeæe te na ruke, da gdje ne zapneš za kamen nogom svojom. 7A Isus reèe njemu: ali i to stoji napisano: nemoj kušati Gospoda Boga svojega. 8Opet uze ga ðavo i odvede na goru vrlo visoku, i pokaza mu sva carstva ovoga svijeta i slavu njihovu; 9I reèe mu: sve ovo daæu tebi ako padneš i pokloniš mi se. 10Tada reèe njemu Isus: idi od mene, sotono; jer stoji napisano: Gospodu Bogu svojemu poklanjaj se i njemu jedinome služi. 11Tada ostavi ga ðavo, i gle, anðeli pristupiše i služahu mu.

Luke 13.18-29 (Gospel)

18A on im reèe: kakvo je carstvo Božije? i kakvo æu kazati da je? 19Ono je kao zrno gorušièno, koje uzevši èovjek baci u vrt svoj, i uzraste i posta drvo veliko, i ptice nebeske useliše se u grane njegove. 20Opet reèe: kakvo æu kazati da je carstvo Božije? 21Ono je kao kvasac koji uzevši žena metnu u tri kopanje brašna, dok ne uskise sve. 22I prolažaše po gradovima i selima uèeæi i putujuæi u Jerusalim. 23Reèe mu pak neko: Gospode! je li malo onijeh koji æe biti spaseni? A on im reèe: 24Navalite da uðete na tijesna vrata; jer vam kažem: mnogi æe tražiti da uðu i neæe moæi: 25Kad ustane domaæin i zatvori vrata, i stanete napolju stajati i kucati u vrata govoreæi: Gospode! Gospode! otvori nam; i odgovarajuæi reæi æe vam: ne poznajem vas otkuda ste. 26Tada æete stati govoriti: mi jedosmo pred tobom i pismo, i po ulicama našijem uèio si. 27A on æe reæi: kažem vam: ne poznajem vas otkuda ste; otstupite od mene svi koji nepravdu èinite. 28Ondje æe biti plaè i škrgut zuba, kad vidite Avraama i Isaka i Jakova i sve proroke u carstvu Božijemu, a sebe napolje istjerane. 29I doæi æe od istoka i zapada i sjevera i juga i sješæe za trpezu u carstvu Božijemu.

Our Venerable Mother Domnica (Domnina) (ca. 474)

She was born in Rome and reared in the love of Christ. She secretly left her parents’ house and traveled by ship to Alexandria, where she found lodging with four virtuous pagan maidens. By her example and counsel these four were in time led to abandon idolatry and embrace Domnica’s faith. The five then sailed to Constantinople, where it is said that the Patriarch Nectarius (October 11) was notified of their coming by an angel and met them at the dock. The Patriarch baptized the four maidens himself, giving them the names Dorothea, Evanthia, Nonna and Timothea, then settled them and Domnica in a monastery.

Soon the fame of Domnica’s pure life, wise teaching, and wondrous healings spread throughout the city, and even the Emperor Theodosius, with the Empress and his court, came to see her. Soon the crowds made it impossible for her and her sisters to live the heavenly life for which they had entered the monastery; so they relocated the monastery to a remote, demon-haunted location where executions had once commonly been performed, since everyone avoided the area. Here a new monastery was built by order of the Emperor, and the sisters found peace.

Saint Domnica’s fame continued, and she became not only a healer but an oracle for the city of Constantinople, prophesying the death of the Emperor Theodosius and the unrest which followed it. She reposed in peace, having first entrusted the care of the monastery to Dorothea. At the moment of her death, the whole monastery was shaken, and those present saw Saint Domnica dressed as a bride, being borne heavenward escorted by a company of white-clad monks and nuns.

Saint Atticus, Patriarch of Constantinople (425)

Born in Sebaste in Armenia, he was reared by monks who held to the heresy of Macedonius, which denied the uncreated divinity of the Holy Spirit; but when he came of age he rejected this error and embraced the Orthodox faith. He settled in Constantinople and became a priest in the Great Church. Though he had little formal education, his amazing memory, his zeal for Christ, and his powerful sermons recommended him to all, and he was elected Patriarch in 406, during the reign of the Emperor Arcadius. He served as shepherd to the Church for twenty years, ruling always with wisdom and moderation. Though he was unbending in upholding the Faith exactly, he took a conciliatory, persuasive approach to heretics and schismatics; in this way he was able to restore many to the Church rather than driving them away. His best-known single act is his restoration of the name of St John Chrysostom to the diptychs. Saint John had been unjustly denied commemoration in the Patriarchate since his exile, which had led to a schism; restoration of his commemoration not only corrected a grave injustice but healed a schism. Saint Atticus also presided over the rededication of the Agia Sophia, which had been burned in 404 in the rioting that followed St John Chrysostom’s exile. He reposed in peace in 425.

Saint Severinus (482)

St. Severinus came to the borderland of present-day Gemany and Austria from the east — possibly the Egyptian desert — to care for the Roman Christians who were endangered by invading barbarians during the collapse of the Roman Empire. He remained there until the end of his life. While he was there he advised both common people and kings to put eternal life first, and taught them to be generous to one another and to lead a true Christian life. He built a monastery and protected from harm those who gathered around him. As he foretold, the monks and other Christians who had followed him escaped to safety in Italy, taking St. Severinus’ incorrupt relics with them. His relics are still honored in Frattamaggiore, Italy (near Naples).

—from the 2006 Saint Herman Calendar