Acts 4.1-10 (Epistle)

1A kad oni govorahu narodu, naiðoše na njih sveštenici i vojvoda crkveni i sadukeji; 2I rasrdiše se, što oni uèe ljude i javljaju u Isusu vaskrsenije iz mrtvijeh. 3I digoše na njih ruke, i metnuše ih u zatvor do ujutru: jer veæ bješe veèe. 4A od onijeh koji slušahu rijeè mnogi vjerovaše, i postade broj ljudi oko pet hiljada. 5A kad bi ujutru, skupiše se knezovi njihovi i starješine i književnici u Jerusalim, 6I Ana poglavar sveštenièki i Kajafa i Jovan i Aleksandar i koliko ih god bješe od roda sveštenièkoga; 7I metnuvši ih na srijedu pitahu: kakom silom ili u èije ime uèiniste vi ovo? 8Tada Petar napunivši se Duha svetoga reèe im: knezovi narodni i starješine Izrailjeve! 9Ako nas danas pitate za dobro djelo koje uèinismo bolesnu èovjeku te on ozdravi: 10Da je na znanje svima vama i svemu narodu Izrailjevu da u ime Isusa Hrista Nazareæanina, kojega vi raspeste, kojega Bog podiže iz mrtvijeh, stoji ovaj pred vama zdrav.

John 3.16-21 (Gospel)

16Jer Bogu tako omilje svijet da je i sina svojega jedinorodnoga dao, da nijedan koji ga vjeruje ne pogine, nego da ima život vjeèni. 17Jer Bog ne posla sina svojega na svijet da sudi svijetu, nego da se svijet spase kroza nj. 18Koji njega vjeruje ne sudi mu se, a koji ne vjeruje veæ je osuðen, jer ne vjerova u ime jedinorodnoga sina Božijega. 19A sud je ovaj što vidjelo doðe na svijet, i ljudima omilje veæma tama negoli vidjelo; jer njihova djela bijahu zla. 20Jer svaki koji zlo èini mrzi na vidjelo i ne ide k vidjelu da ne pokaraju djela njegovijeh, jer su zla. 21A ko istinu èini ide k vidjelu, da se vide djela njegova, jer su u Bogu uèinjena.

Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene, and Chionia in Illyria (295 or 304)

These three sisters lived in Aquilea. When the Emperor Diocletian was visiting there, he learned that they were Christians and had them brought to him. When they would not deny Christ, they were cast into prison, then handed over to a general named Dulcitius for torture. Dulcitius conceived a passion for the sisters, and entered the prison planning to defile them; but when he tried to enter, he was deprived of his reason and fell upon the dirty pots at the entrance, embracing and kissing them until he was completely black with soot. Hearing of this, the Emperor appointed another general to torment the sisters. After terrible tortures Agape and Chionia were burned, but the sadistic general, knowing her pledge of virginity to the Lord, ordered Irene to be put in a brothel. By God’s providence she was shot with an arrow before she could be forced to endure this fate.

So ends the version given in the Great Horologion. The Prologue gives a slightly different version: When Irene was being led to the brothel, an angel turned the soldiers back and led Irene to the top of a high hill. The next day the general came with his soldiers to capture her, but were unable to climb it. The general then ordered that Irene be shot with arrows.

St Anastasia, a prophetess in that town, gathered the bodies of all three sisters and gave them burial.