10. август 2028.
Thursday of the 10th week after Pentecost

Dormition Fast

Commemorations

Holy Martyrs Archdeacon Laurence, Pope Sixtus, and others with them (258)

Scripture Readings

2 Corinthians 1.1-7 (Epistle)

1Od Pavla, apostola Isusa Hrista po volji Božijoj i brata Timotija crkvi Božijoj u Korintu, sa svima svetima koji su u svoj Ahaji: 2Blagodat vam i mir od Boga oca našega, i Gospoda Isusa Hrista. 3Blagosloven Bog i otac Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista, otac milosti i Bog svake utjehe, 4Koji nas utješava u svakoj nevolji našoj, da bismo mogli utješiti one koji su u svakoj nevolji utjehom kojom nas same Bog utješava. 5Jer kako se stradanja Hristova umnožavaju na nama tako se i utjeha naša umnožava kroz Hrista. 6Ako li smo pak u nevolji, za vašu je utjehu i spasenije, koje postaje u trpljenju tijeh istijeh stradanja koja i mi podnosimo. 7I nadanje naše tvrdo je za vas. Ako li se utješavamo, za vašu je utjehu i spasenije, znajuæi da kao što ste zajednièari u našemu stradanju tako i u utjesi.

Matthew 21.43-46 (Gospel)

43Zato vam kažem da æe se od vas uzeti carstvo Božije, i daæe se narodu koji njegove rodove donosi. 44I ko padne na ovaj kamen razbiæe se; a na koga on padne satræe ga. 45I èuvši glavari sveštenièki i fariseji prièe njegove razumješe da za njih govori. 46I gledahu da ga uhvate, ali se pobojaše naroda, jer ga držahu za proroka.

Commemorations

Holy Martyrs Archdeacon Laurence, Pope Sixtus, and others with them (258)

“This Saint, who was born in Spain, was the Archdeacon of the Church of Rome, caring for the sacred vessels of the Church and distributing money to the needy. About the year 257, a harsh persecution was raised up against the Christians by Valerian. Pope Sixtus, who was from Athens, was commanded to worship the idols, and refused; before his martyrdom by beheading, he committed to Laurence all the sacred vessels of the Church. When Laurence was arrested and brought before the Prefect, he was questioned concerning the treasures of the Church; he asked for three days’ time to prepare them. He then proceeded to gather all the poor and needy, and presented them to the Prefect and said, “Behold the treasures of the Church.” The Prefect became enraged at this and gave command that Laurence be racked, then scourged with scorpions (a whip furnished with sharp iron points — compare II Chron. 10:11), then stretched out on a red-hot iron grill. But the courageous athlete of Christ endured without groaning. After he had been burned on one side, he said, “My body is done on one side; turn me over on the other.” And when this had taken place, the Martyr said to the tyrants, “My flesh is now well done, you may taste of it.” And when he had said this, and had prayed for his slayers in imitation of Christ, he gave up his spirit on August 10, 258.” (Great Horologion). His icon shows him stretched on the grill.