1. јул 2028.
Saturday of the 4th week after Pentecost

No Fast

Commemorations

Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, martyrs at Rome (284)

Scripture Readings

Romans 6.11-17 (Epistle)

11Tako i vi dakle držite sebe da ste mrtvi grijehu a živi Bogu u Hristu Isusu Gospodu našemu. 12Da ne caruje dakle grijeh u vašemu smrtnom tijelu, da ga slušate u slastima njegovijem; 13Niti dajite udova svojijeh grijehu za oružje nepravde; nego dajite sebe Bogu, kao koji ste živi iz mrtvijeh, i ude svoje Bogu za oružje pravde. 14Jer grijeh neæe vama obladati, jer nijeste pod zakonom nego pod blagodaæu. 15Šta dakle? Hoæemo li griješiti kad nijesmo pod zakonom nego pod blagodaæu? Bože saèuvaj! 16Ne znate li da kome dajete sebe za sluge u poslušanje, sluge ste onoga koga slušate, ili grijeha za smrt, ili poslušanja za pravdu? 17Hvala dakle Bogu što bivši robovi grijehu poslušaste od srca tu nauku kojoj se i predadoste.

Matthew 8.14-23 (Gospel)

14I došavši Isus u dom Petrov vidje taštu njegovu gdje leži i groznica je trese. 15I prihvati je za ruku, i pusti je groznica, i usta, i služaše mu. 16A uveèe dovedoše k njemu bijesnijeh mnogo, i izgna duhove rijeèju, i sve bolesnike iscijeli: 17Da se zbude što je kazao Isaija prorok govoreæi: on nemoæi naše uze i bolesti ponese. 18A kad vidje Isus mnogo naroda oko sebe, zapovjedi uèenicima svojijem da idu na onu stranu. 19I pristupivši jedan književnik reèe mu: uèitelju! ja idem za tobom kud god ti poðeš. 20Reèe njemu Isus: lisice imaju jame i ptice nebeske gnijezda; a sin èovjeèij nema gdje glave zakloniti. 21A drugi od uèenika njegovijeh reèe mu: Gospode! dopusti mi najprije da idem da ukopam oca svojega. 22A Isus reèe njemu: hajde za mnom, a ostavi neka mrtvi ukopavaju svoje mrtvace. 23I kad uðe u laðu, za njim uðoše uèenici njegovi.

Commemorations

Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, martyrs at Rome (284)

There are three pairs of Unmercenary Physicians named Cosmas and Damian. The two commemorated today were brothers from Rome. Though they inherited great wealth, they gave most of it to the poor and needy, only setting aside enough for themselves to devote their lives to the service of Christ. As Christian physicians, they freely performed their healing services for men and for beasts, asking the healed only to believe in Christ in thanks for their healing. They ended their lives in martyrdom. According to the Prologue, they were summoned before the Emperor Galerius, who interrogated them and commanded them to worship the gods. The brothers refused to do so, but to show the truth of the Christian faith, they healed the Emperor of a grave infirmity. At this he proclaimed the truth of Christianity and released them. But a doctor and a former teacher who envied their reputation lured them into the countryside on the pretext of collecting herbs, then killed them.