30. октобар 2025.
Thursday of the 21st week after Pentecost

No Fast

Commemorations

Holy Prophet Hosea (820 BC)
Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian, the Unmercenaries of Cilicia (4th c.)

Scripture Readings

Colossians 1.24-29 (Epistle)

24Sad se radujem u svojemu stradanju za vas, i dovršujem nedostatak nevolja Hristovijeh na tijelu svojemu za tijelo njegovo koje je crkva, 25Kojoj ja postadoh sluga po naredbi Božijoj koja mi je dana meðu vama da ispunim rijeè Božiju, 26Tajnu koja je bila sakrivena od postanja svijeta i naraštaja, a sad se javi svetima njegovijem, 27Kojima Bog naumi pokazati kako je bogata slava tajne ove meðu neznabošcima, koje je Hristos u vama, nad slave; 28Kojega mi propovijedamo svjetujuæi svakoga èovjeka, i uèeæi svakoj premudrosti, da pokažemo svakoga èovjeka savršena u Hristu Isusu. 29Za što se i trudim i borim po njegovoj moæi koja u meni silno èini.

Luke 9.49-56 (Gospel)

49A Jovan odgovarajuæi reèe: uèitelju! vidjesmo jednoga gdje imenom tvojijem izgoni ðavole, i zabranismo mu, jer ne ide s nama za tobom. 50I reèe mu Isus: ne branite; jer ko nije protiv vas s vama je. 51A kad se navršiše dani uzeæa njegova, on namjeri da ide pravo u Jerusalim. 52I posla glasnike pred licem svojijem; i oni otidoše i doðoše u selo Samarjansko da mu ugotove gdje æe noæiti. 53I ne primiše ga; jer vidješe da ide u Jerusalim. 54A kad vidješe uèenici njegovi Jakov i Jovan, rekoše: Gospode! hoæeš li da reèemo da oganj siðe s neba i da ih istrijebi kao i Ilija što uèini? 55A on okrenuvši se zaprijeti im i reèe: ne znate kakvoga ste vi duha; 56Jer sin èovjeèij nije došao da pogubi duše èovjeèije nego da saèuva. I otidoše u drugo selo.

Commemorations

Holy Prophet Hosea (820 BC)

His name means “God is Help.” He is the first and earliest of the twelve Minor Prophets. At the Lord’s command he married a harlot, who was repeatedly unfaithful to him despite his love and faithfulness toward her. In his prophetic writings he shows this marriage as an image of God’s faithful care for His unfaithful people.

Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian, the Unmercenaries of Cilicia (4th c.)

The Church commemorates three pairs of brothers named Cosmas and Damian, all counted among the Unmercenary Physicians. The first reposed in peace and are commemorated on November 1; the second were stoned to death in Rome, and are commemorated on July 1; the third pair, commemorated today, were Arab doctors. They embraced the Christian faith together and thereafter cared for the sick in the name of the Lord Jesus, performing many miraculous healings. They were handed over to the governor Lysias by jealous pagans. When the governor accused them of healing by sorcery, they replied ‘We have no sort of magic, nor use any, but we have the power of Christ to save us and all who call upon His holy Name.’ The governor first attempted to bribe them to deny Christ then, when this was useless, subjected them to many tortures. Finally they were beheaded. Their holy relics continued to perform many miracles of healing.