Orthodox Calendar

22. мај 2028.
Monday of the 6th Sunday of Pascha

No Fast

Commemorations

  • Hieromartyr Basiliscus of Comana (308)
  • Righteous Melchizedek, king of Salem.
  • Commemoration of the Second Ecumenical Council (381).

Scripture Readings

Acts 17.1-15 (Epistle)

1Prošavši pak Amfipolj i Apoloniju doðoše u Solun, gdje bješe zbornica Jevrejska. 2I Pavle po obièaju svome uðe k njima, i tri subote razgovara se s njima iz pisma, 3Pokazujuæi i dokazujuæi im da je trebalo Hristos da postrada i vaskrsne iz mrtvijeh, i da ovaj Isus kojega ja, reèe, propovijedam vama, jest Hristos. 4I neki od njih vjerovaše, i pristaše s Pavlom i sa Silom, i od pobožnijeh Grka mnoštvo veliko, i od žena gospodskijeh ne malo. 5Ali tvrdovrati Jevreji zaviðahu, i uzevši neke zle ljude od prostoga naroda, i sabravši èetu, uzbuniše po gradu, i napadoše na kuæu Jasonovu, i tražahu ih da izvedu pred narod. 6A kad njih ne naðoše, povukoše Jasona i neke od braæe pred starješine gradske vièuæi: ovi što zamutiše vasioni svijet doðoše i ovdje, 7Koje Jason primi; i ovi svi rade protiv æesarevijeh zapovijesti, govoreæi da ima drugi car, Isus. 8I smutiše narod i starješine gradske koji ovo èuše. 9Ali kad ih Jason i ostali zadovoljiše odgovorom, pustiše ih. 10A braæa odmah noæu opraviše Pavla i Silu u Veriju. Došavši onamo uðoše u zbornicu Jevrejsku. 11Ovi pak bijahu plemenitiji od onijeh što žive u Solunu; oni primiše rijeè sa svijem srcem, i svaki dan istraživahu po pismu je li to tako. 12Tako vjerovaše mnogi od njih, i od poštenijeh Grèkijeh žena i od ljudi ne malo. 13A kad razabraše Jevreji Solunski da Pavle u Veriji propovjedi rijeè Božiju, doðoše i onamo te uzdigoše i pobuniše narod. 14A braæa onda odmah opraviše Pavla da ide u primorje; a Sila i Timotije ostaše ondje. 15A pratioci dovedoše Pavla do Atine; i primivši zapovijest na Silu i Timotija da doðu k njemu što brže, vratiše se.

John 11.47-57 (Gospel)

47Onda glavari sveštenièki i fariseji sabraše skupštinu, i govorahu: šta æemo èiniti? Èovjek ovaj èini mnoga èudesa. 48Ako ga ostavimo tako, svi æe ga vjerovati; pa æe doæi Rimljani i uzeti nam zemlju i narod. 49A jedan od njih, po imenu Kajafa, koji one godine bješe poglavar sveštenièki, reèe im: vi ne znate ništa; 50I ne mislite da je nama bolje da jedan èovjek umre za narod, negoli da narod sav propadne. 51A ovo ne reèe sam od sebe, nego, buduæi poglavar sveštenièki one godine, proreèe da Isusu valja umrijeti za narod; 52I ne samo za narod, nego da i rasijanu djecu Božiju skupi ujedno. 53Od toga dakle dana dogovoriše se da ga ubiju. 54A Isus više ne hoðaše javno po Judejcima, nego odande otide u kraj blizu pustinje u grad po imenu Jefrem, i ondje hoðaše s uèenicima svojima. 55A bješe blizu pasha Jevrejska, i mnogi iz onoga kraja doðoše u Jerusalim prije pashe da se oèiste. 56Tada tražahu Isusa, i stojeæi u crkvi govorahu meðu sobom: šta mislite vi zašto ne dolazi na praznik? 57A glavari sveštenièki i fariseji izdaše zapovijest ako ga ko opazi gdje je, da javi da ga uhvate.

Commemorations

Hieromartyr Basiliscus of Comana (308)

He was from Amasea on the Black Sea, and was a nephew of St Theodore the Tyro (February 17). He was a fellow-martyr of Eutropius and Cleonicus (March 3), but is commemorated because, after they were crucified, he was shut in prison. A new governor replaced the one who had killed Basiliscus’ companions, and Basiliscus prayed in tears that he not be deprived of a martyr’s death. The Lord Jesus appeared to him, promised that his prayer would be answered, and told him to go to his village to say farewell to his mother and brothers. The new governor, Agrippa, sent soldiers to the village and had Basiliscus brought back to him. On the way to Amasea, many wonders were worked throught the Saint, and many were brought to Christ. Brought before the governor, Basiliscus again refused to worship the idols or deny Christ: he was beheaded in Comana and his body thrown into the river. Upon the holy Saint’s execution, Agrippa instantly went mad, remaining so until he smeared himself with some of the Martyr’s blood, which immediately healed him. Convinced by this wonder of the truth of the Faith, Agrippa was baptised. All of this happened during the reign of Diocletian.

Righteous Melchizedek, king of Salem.

He was a “priest of the most high God” (Genesis 14:18-20), who blessed our Forefather Abraham and “brought forth bread and wine,” prefiguring the Holy Eucharist, centuries before the Law was given to Moses or Christ became incarnate. The Epistle to the Hebrews (ch. 7) reveals Melchizedek, the Priest-King, to be a type of Christ.

Commemoration of the Second Ecumenical Council (381).

The council was called by the Emperor Theodosius the Great, primarily to clarify the Church’s teaching on the Holy Spirit. Macedonius, bishop of Constantinople, had falsely taught that the Spirit is a creature rather than a Divine Person “Who together with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.” Partly to correct this error, the council revised and expanded the text of the Nicene Creed into the form that we know today.