Orthodox Calendar

1. октобар 2025.
Wednesday of the 17th week after Pentecost

Fast

Commemorations

  • St Eumenes, bishop of Gortyrna (7th c.)
  • St Ariadne of Phrygia (2nd c.)

Scripture Readings

Ephesians 3.8-21 (Epistle)

8Meni najmanjemu od sviju svetijeh dade se ova blagodat da objavim meðu neznabošcima neiskazano bogatstvo Hristovo, 9I da otkrijem svima što je služba tajne od postanja svijeta sakrivene u Bogu, koji je sazdao sve kroz Isusa Hrista; 10Da se kroz crkvu sad obznani poglavarstvima i vlastima na nebu mnogorazlièna premudrost Božija, 11Po naredbi vijekova, koju uèini u Hristu Isusu Gospodu našemu, 12U kome imamo slobodu i pristup u nadu vjerom njegovom. 13Zato vas molim da se ne oslabite zbog nevolja mojijeh za vas, koje su slava vaša. 14Toga radi preklanjam koljena svoja pred ocem Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista, 15Po kome se sva èeljad i na nebesima i na zemlji zovu, 16Da vam da silu po bogatstvu slave svoje, da se utvrdite Duhom njegovijem za unutrašnjeg èovjeka, 17Da se Hristos useli vjerom u srca vaša, da budete u ljubavi ukorijenjeni i utemeljeni; 18Da biste mogli razumjeti sa svima svetima što je širina i dužina i dubina i visina, 19I poznati pretežniju od razuma ljubav Hristovu, da se ispunite svakom puninom Božijom. 20A onome koji može još izobilnije sve èiniti što ištemo ili mislimo, po sili koja èini u nama, 21Onome slava u crkvi po Hristu Isusu u sve naraštaje va vijek vijeka. Amin.

Luke 4.1-15 (Gospel)

1Isus pak pun Duha svetoga vrati se od Jordana, i odvede ga Duh u pustinju, 2I èetrdeset dana kuša ga ðavo, i ne jede ništa za to dana; i kad se oni navršiše, onda ogladnje, 3I reèe mu ðavo: ako si sin Božij, reci ovome kamenu da postane hljeb. 4I odgovori mu Isus govoreæi: u pismu stoji: neæe življeti èovjek o samom hljebu, nego o svakoj rijeèi Božijoj. 5I izvedavši ga ðavo na goru visoku pokaza mu sva carstva ovoga svijeta u trenuæu oka, 6I reèe mu ðavo: tebi æu dati svu vlast ovu i slavu njihovu, jer je meni predana, i kome ja hoæu daæu je; 7Ti dakle ako se pokloniš preda mnom biæe sve tvoje. 8I odgovarajuæi Isus reèe mu: idi od mene, sotono; u pismu stoji: poklanjaj se Gospodu Bogu svojemu, i njemu jedinome služi. 9I odvede ga u Jerusalim, i postavi ga navrh crkve, i reèe mu: ako si sin Božij, skoèi odavde dolje; 10Jer u pismu stoji da æe anðelima svojijem zapovjediti za tebe da te saèuvaju, 11I uzeæe te na ruke da gdje ne zapneš za kamen nogom svojom. 12I odgovarajuæi Isus reèe mu: kazano je: ne kušaj Gospoda Boga svojega. 13I kad svrši ðavo sve kušanje, otide od njega za neko vrijeme. 14I vrati se Isus u sili duhovnoj u Galileju; i otide glas o njemu po svemu onom kraju. 15I on uèaše po zbornicama njihovijem, i svi ga hvaljahu.

Commemorations

St Eumenes, bishop of Gortyrna (7th c.)

“He gave himself to Christ with his whole heart from his youth, freeing himself from two heavy burdens: the burden of riches and the burden of the flesh. He freed himself from the first by giving away all his goods to the poor and needy, and from the latter by strict fasting. He thus healed himself and was able to heal others. Passionless and filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit, Eumenius shone with a radiance that could not be hidden, as it is written: ‘A city set on a hill cannot be hid’ (Matt. 5:14), and so holy Eumenius could not be hidden from the world. Seeing him, the people chose him as their bishop in Gortyna. As a bishop, he governed Christ’s flock as a good shepherd. He was a father to the poor, riches to the needy, consolation to the sad, healing to the sick and a marvellous wonder-worker. He worked many miracles by his prayers: he killed a poisonous snake, drove out demons, healed many of the sick, and did this not only in his home city but in Rome and in the Thebaid. In the Thebaid, he brought rain from God in a time of drought, and there finally finished his earthly course and entered into the eternal presence of his Lord. He lived and worked in the seventh century.” (Prologue)

St Ariadne of Phrygia (2nd c.)

She lived during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian in the town of Promisea in Phrygia. Though a Christian, she was the slave of a pagan nobleman named Tertullus. To celebrate his son’s birthday, Tertullus ordered his entire household to come to a pagan temple and make sacrifice to the idols; but Ariadne stayed home, praying to the only true God. This infuriated Tertullus, who beat her, threw her in prison, then drove her from his house. He quickly changed his mind and sent his servants to bring her back. When Ariadne saw her persecutors drawing near, she knelt by a large rock and prayed. The rock split open and hid her. At this point, the Synaxarion says that Angels bearing spears appeared around the rock and drove her pursuers away. The Prologue says that the servants, unable to find Ariadne, quarrelled among themselves, came to blows, and died at one another’s hands.