Acts 3.19-26 (Epistle)

19Pokajte se dakle, i obratite se da se oèistite od grijeha svojijeh, da doðu vremena odmaranja od lica Gospodnjega, 20I da pošlje naprijed nareèenoga vam Hrista Isusa, 21Kojega valja dakle nebo da primi do onoga vremena kad se sve popravi, što Bog govori ustima sviju svetijeh proroka svojijeh od postanja svijeta. 22Mojsije dakle ocevima našijem reèe: Gospod Bog vaš podignuæe vam proroka iz vaše braæe, kao mene; njega poslušajte u svemu što vam kaže. 23I biæe da æe se svaka duša koja ne posluša toga proroka istrijebiti iz naroda. 24A i svi proroci od Samuila i potom koliko ih god govori, i za ove dane javljaše. 25Vi ste sinovi proroka i zavjeta koji uèini Bog s ocevima vašijem govoreæi Avraamu: i u sjemenu tvojemu blagosloviæe se svi narodi na zemlji. 26Vama najprije Bog podiže sina svojega Isusa, i posla ga da vas blagosilja da se svaki od vas obrati od pakosti svojijeh.

John 2.1-11 (Gospel)

1I u treæi dan bi svadba u Kani Galilejskoj, i ondje bješe mati Isusova. 2A pozvan bješe i Isus i uèenici njegovi na svadbu. 3I kad nesta vina, reèe mati Isusova njemu: nemaju vina. 4Isus joj reèe: što je meni do tebe ženo? Još nije došao moj èas. 5Reèe mati njegova slugama: što god vam reèe uèinite. 6A ondje bijaše šest vodenijeh sudova od kamena, postavljenijeh po obièaju Jevrejskoga èišæenja, koji uzimahu po dva ili po tri vedra. 7Reèe im Isus: napunite sudove vode. I napuniše ih do vrha. 8I reèe im: zahvatite sad i nosite kumu. I odnesoše. 9A kad okusi kum od vina koje je postalo od vode, i ne znadijaše otkuda je a sluge znadijahu koje su zahvatile vodu zovnu kum ženika, 10I reèe mu: svaki èovjek najprije dobro vino iznosi, a kad se opiju onda rðavije; a ti si èuvao dobro vino doslije. 11Ovo uèini Isus poèetak èudesima u Kani Galilejskoj, i pokaza slavu svoju; i uèenici njegovi vjerovaše ga.

Holy Martyr Sabbas the Goth (372)

In the kingdom of Wallachia (in modern-day Romania) the Goths undertook a brutal persecution of Christians. A Gothic prince came to the village of Buzau and asked the villagers if any Christians lived there. They swore to him that there were none. At this, Sabbas came before the Prince and said ‘Let no one swear an oath on my behalf. I am a Christian.’ Touched by his courage, the prince let Sabbas go, saying ‘This one can do neither harm nor good.’

The following year a priest named Sansal came to the village and celebrated Pascha with Sabbas (who was truly the only Christian there). When the pagans heard of this, they attacked Sabbas’ house and seized both men. They dragged Sabbas naked through thorns, then tied both him and Sansal to trees and tried to make them eat meat offered to idols. Neither man would touch the sacrifices. The prince then sentenced Sabbas to death and gave him over to the soldiers. Sabbas walked to the place of execution joyfully, singing and praising God. Seeing his goodness, the soldiers tried to free him on the way, but Sabbas refused, telling them that it was their duty to carry out the prince’s command.

The soldiers took him to a river, tied a rock to his neck and cast him into the waters, where he gave back his soul to God. Some Christians later recovered his body and gave it honorable burial. The saint was 31 years old at the time of his martyrdom. In the reign of the Emperor Valens, the Greek commander Ionnios Soranos found the Saint’s body during a war against the Goths, and took it to Cappadocia.