13. август 2025.
Wednesday of the 10th week after Pentecost

Fast

Feasts

Forefeast of the Procession of the Lifegiving Cross

Commemorations

Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia (9th c.)
Righteous Joseph of Arimathea (1st c.)

Scripture Readings

1 Corinthians 16.4-12 (Epistle)

4A ako bude vrijedno da i ja idem, poæi æe sa mnom. 5A k vama æu doæi kad proðem Maæedoniju, jer æu proæi kroz Maæedoniju. 6A u vas može biti da æu se zabaviti, ili i zimovati, da me vi pratite kud poðem. 7Sad vas u prolaženju neæu vidjeti, a nadam se neko vrijeme ostati kod vas, ako Gospod dopusti. 8A u Efesu æu ostati do Trojièina dne; 9Jer mi se otvoriše velika i bogata vrata, i protivnika ima mnogo. 10A ako doðe Timotije, gledajte da bude kod vas bez straha; jer on radi djelo Gospodnje kao i ja. 11Da ga niko dakle ne prezre, nego ga ispratite s mirom da doðe k meni; jer ga èekam s braæom. 12A za brata Apola, mnogo ga molih da doðe k vama s braæom: i nikako ne bješe mu volja da sad doðe; ali æe doæi kad imadbude kad.

Matthew 21.28-32 (Gospel)

28Šta vam se èini? Èovjek neki imaše dva sina; i došavši k prvome reèe: sine! idi danas radi u vinogradu mome. 29A on odgovarajuæi reèe: neæu; a poslije se raskaja i otide. 30I pristupivši k drugome reèe tako. A on odgovarajuæi reèe: hoæu, gospodaru; i ne otide. 31Koji je od ove dvojice ispunio volju oèinu? Rekoše mu: prvi. Reèe im Isus: zaista vam kažem da æe carinici i kurve prije vas uæi u carstvo Božije. 32Jer doðe k vama Jovan putem pravednijem, i ne vjerovaste mu; a carinici i kurve vjerovaše mu; i vi pošto vidjeste to, ne raskajaste se da mu vjerujete.

Commemorations

Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia (9th c.)

“Saint Eudocimus was from Cappadocia, the son of pious and most illustrious parents, patricians in rank. He especially cultivated chastity and mercy, the one by never meeting the gaze of a woman, the other by cheerfully providing the needs of the poor. When he was made military commander of Cappadocia, he continued in his righteous ways, showing mercy and uprightness in all his dealings. Having so lived in piety, quietly and without ostentation, he was called from this life at the age of thirty-three, about the year 840, during the reign of the Iconoclast Theophilus. Not long after his burial, his grave became a fountain of unending miracles, as God revealed the virtue that Eudocimus had striven to hide; when his grave was later opened, his body was found incorrupt. His holy relics were translated to Constantinople.” (Great Horologion)

Righteous Joseph of Arimathea (1st c.)

The “noble Joseph” was a secret follower of Christ and a wealthy member of the Jewish Sanhendrin (ruling council); it was he who provided Christ’s tomb. When his faith became known he was driven from the Sanhendrin, from the synagogues, and from the Holy Land, and traveled through many lands, proclaiming the Gospel of Christ. According to some accounts he eventually reached England, where he reposed in peace.