13. јун 2028.
Tuesday of the 2nd week after Pentecost

Apostles Fast — Wine and Oil are Allowed

Commemorations

Holy Martyr Aquilina of Byblos (293)
Saint Triphyllius, bishop of Leucosia (Nicosia) in Cyprus (370)
St Anna and her son John (5h c.)

Scripture Readings

Romans 4.4-12 (Epistle)

4A onome koji radi ne broji se plata po milosti nego po dugu. 5A onome koji ne radi a vjeruje onoga koji pravda bezbožnika, prima se vjera njegova u pravdu. 6Kao što i David govori da je blago èovjeku kome Bog prima pravdu bez djela zakona: 7Blago onima kojima se oprostiše bezakonja, i kojima se grijesi prikriše. 8Blago èovjeku kome Gospod ne prima grijeha. 9Ovo dakle blaženstvo ili je u obrezanju ili u neobrezanju? Jer govorimo da se Avraamu primi vjera u pravdu. 10Kako mu se dakle primi? ili kad je bio u obrezanju ili neobrezanju? Ne u obrezanju nego u neobrezanju. 11I primi znak obrezanja kao peèat pravde vjere koju imaše u neobrezanju, da bi bio otac sviju koji vjeruju u neobrezanju; da se i njima primi u pravdu; 12I da bi bio otac obrezanja ne samo onima koji su od obrezanja, nego i onima koji hode po stopama vjere koja bješe u neobrezanju oca našega Avraama.

Matthew 7.15-21 (Gospel)

15Èuvajte se od lažnijeh proroka, koji dolaze k vama u odijelu ovèijemu, a unutra su vuci grabljivi. 16Po rodovima njihovijem poznaæete ih. Eda li se bere s trnja grožðe, ili s èièka smokve? 17Tako svako drvo dobro rodove dobre raða, a zlo drvo rodove zle raða. 18Ne može drvo dobro rodova zlijeh raðati, ni drvo zlo rodova dobrijeh raðati. 19Svako dakle drvo koje ne raða roda dobra, sijeku i u oganj bacaju. 20I tako dakle po rodovima njihovijem poznaæete ih. 21Neæe svaki koji mi govori: Gospode! Gospode! uæi u carstvo nebesko; no koji èini po volji oca mojega koji je na nebesima.

Commemorations

Holy Martyr Aquilina of Byblos (293)

She was born of Christian parents, and by the age of seven was already living as a true Christian. She boldly preached Christ to the maidens with whom she played, and for this was brought before the governor during the persecutions of Diocletian. Despite her young age she would not deny Christ to save her life. After horrible tortures, she was left for dead and thrown on a dungheap. But that night an angel appeared to her saying ‘Arise and be healed!’ Aquilina arose fully restored and praising God; but she begged not to be denied a martyr’s death. She heard a voice from heaven saying ‘Go, and it shall be to thee as thou desirest.’ She returned to the city and to the governor’s palace by night, doors opening miraculously before her, and stood before the governor’s own bed. Needless to say, the governor was seized with terror upon waking to see the maiden he had thought dead. The next morning, she was beheaded. Her relics healed many of the sick. At the time of her repose, she was only ten or twelve years old.

Saint Triphyllius, bishop of Leucosia (Nicosia) in Cyprus (370)

He was a disciple of St Spyridon (December 12), and like St Spyridon he became a bishop on Cyprus. Known for his mercy, purity, and ascetical way of life, he was called ‘a living fountain of tears.’ After shepherding his flock well for many years, he reposed in peace.

St Anna and her son John (5h c.)

“Taken as an orphan into the house of a nobleman and treated as an adopted child, she was cared for and educated in that house. The rich man considered her worthy to be married to his son. When the old man died, the family urged the son to put his wife away because of her low birth and to marry another more suited to his rank and wealth. The rich man’s son feared God and did not want to do this. Seeing her husband in difficulties with his family, Anna secretly left him and ran off to a distant island where there was not a living soul. She was pregnant, and soon gave birth to a son. They laboured on the island for thirty years in fasting and prayer. Then, by divine providence, a hieromonk landed on the island. He baptised her son and named him John. Anna lived her ascetic life in the fifth century, and died peacefully.” (Prologue)