John 20.1-10 (7th Matins Gospel)

1A u prvi dan nedjelje doðe Marija Magdalina na grob rano, još dok se ne bješe rasvanulo, i vidje da je kamen odvaljen od groba. 2Onda otrèa, i doðe k Simonu Petru i k drugom uèeniku koga ljubljaše Isus, i reèe im: uzeše Gospoda iz groba; i ne znamo gdje ga metnuše. 3A Petar iziðe i drugi uèenik, i poðoše ka grobu. 4Trèahu pak oba zajedno, i drugi uèenik trèaše brže od Petra, i doðe prije ka grobu. 5I nadvirivši se vidje haljine gdje leže; ali ne uðe. 6Doðe pak Simon Petar za njim, i uðe u grob, i vidje haljine same gdje leže, 7I ubrus koji bješe na glavi njegovoj ne s haljinama da leži nego osobito savit na jednom mjestu. 8Tada dakle uðe i drugi uèenik koji najprije doðe ka grobu, i vidje i vjerova. 9Jer još ne znadijahu pisma da njemu valja ustati iz mrtvijeh. 10Onda otidoše opet uèenici doma.

Romans 15.1-7 (Epistle)

1Dužni smo dakle mi jaki slabosti slabijeh nositi, i ne sebi ugaðati. 2I svaki od vas da ugaða bližnjemu na dobro za dobar ugled. 3Jer i Hristos ne ugodi sebi, nego kao što je pisano: ruženja onijeh koji tebe ruže padoše na me. 4Jer što se naprijed napisa za našu se nauku napisa, da trpljenjem i utjehom pisma nad imamo. 5A Bog trpljenja i utjehe da vam da da složno mislite meðu sobom po Hristu Isusu, 6Da jednodušno jednijem ustima slavite Boga i oca Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista. 7Zato primajte jedan drugoga kao što i Hristos primi vas na slavu Božiju.

Matthew 9.27-35 (Gospel)

27A kad je Isus odlazio odande, za njim iðahu dva slijepca vièuæi i govoreæi: pomiluj nas, sine Davidov! 28A kad doðe u kuæu, pristupiše k njemu slijepci, i reèe im Isus: vjerujete li da mogu to uèiniti? A oni mu rekoše: da, Gospode. 29Tada dohvati se oèiju njihovijeh govoreæi: po vjeri vašoj neka vam bude. 30I otvoriše im se oèi. I zaprijeti im Isus govoreæi: gledajte da niko ne dozna. 31A oni izišavši razglasiše ga po svoj zemlji onoj. 32Kad oni pak iziðu, gle, dovedoše k njemu èovjeka nijema i bijesna. 33I pošto izgna ðavola, progovori nijemi. I divljaše se narod govoreæi: nigda se toga nije vidjelo u Izrailju. 34A fariseji govorahu: pomoæu kneza ðavolskog izgoni ðavole. 35I prohoðaše Isus po svijem gradovima i selima uèeæi po zbornicama njihovijem i propovijedajuæi jevanðelje o carstvu, i iscjeljujuæi svaku bolest i svaku nemoæ po ljudima.

Hieromartyr Apollinarius, bishop of Ravenna (75)

He was a disciple of St Peter, born in Antioch. St Peter took him to Rome (he was bishop of Antioch before being bishop of Rome, so Antioch is as much the ‘see of Peter’ as is Rome) and made him Bishop of Ravenna. In Ravenna, he healed the wife of the military governor of a grave illness, after which the governor and his household confessed Christ and were baptized. Apollinarius was able to form a house church in the governor’s home, from which he labored for the Gospel for twelve years. Eventually, he was condemned to exile in Illyria for his faith, and began a life of missionary travel in the Balkans, travelling as far as the Danube. After twelve years of this work, he was driven back to Italy by the hostility of some of the pagans. He was received with joy by the people of Ravenna, which aroused the envy of the pagan elders, who denounced him to the Emperor Vespasian. When the elders asked permission to kill Apollinarius, the Emperor only gave them permission to drive him from the city, wisely saying ‘It is not seemly to take revenge on behalf of the gods, for they can themselves be revenged on their enemies if they are angered.’ But, in defiance of the Imperial decree, the pagan leaders attacked and killed Apollinarius with knives. His holy relics are preserved in Ravenna, in a church dedicated to him.

Holy Prophet Ezekiel (6th c. BC)

He is counted as the third-ranked of the Major Prophets. Read the Old Testament book that bears his name, in which the Church recognizes prophecies of the Lord’s Incarnation by the Virgin and of the general resurrection of mankind.

Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the prophet Samuel Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the prophet Samuel