1 Corinthians 12.12-26 (Epistle)

12Jer kao što je tijelo jedno i ude ima mnoge, a svi udi jednoga tijela, premda su mnogi, jedno su tijelo: tako i Hristos. 13Jer jednijem Duhom mi se svi krstismo u jedno tijelo, bili Jevreji, ili Grci, ili robovi, ili sami svoji; i svi se jednijem Duhom napojismo. 14Jer tijelo nije jedan ud, nego mnogi. 15Ako reèe noga: ja nijesam ruka, nijesam od tijela; eda li zato nije od tijela? 16I ako reèe uho: ja nijesam oko, nijesam od tijela; eda li zato nije od tijela? Kad bi sve tijelo bilo oko, gdje je èuvenje? 17A kad bi sve bilo èuvenje, gdje je mirisanje? 18Ali Bog postavi sve ude u tijelu kako je koga htio. 19A kad bi svi bili jedan ud, gdje je tijelo? 20Sad su pak mnogi udi a jedno tijelo. 21Ali oko ne može reæi ruci: ne trebaš mi; ili opet glava nogama: ne trebate mi. 22Nego još koji se udi tijela èine da su najslabiji najpotrebniji su. 23I koji nam se èine da su najsramotniji na tijelu, na one udaramo najveæu èast; 24I nepošteni naši udi najveæe poštenje imaju; a pošteni udi ne trebaju. Ali Bog složi tijelo i najhuðemu udu dade najveæu èast, 25Da ne bude raspre u tijelu, nego da se udi jednako brinu jedan za drugoga. 26I ako strada jedan ud, s njim stradaju svi udi; a ako li se jedan ud slavi, s njim se raduju svi udi.

Matthew 18.18-22, 19.1-2, 13-15 (Gospel)

18Jer vam kažem zaista: što god svežete na zemlji biæe svezano na nebu, i što god razdriješite na zemlji biæe razdriješeno na nebu. 19Još vam kažem zaista: ako se dva od vas slože na zemlji u èemu mu drago, za što se uzmole, daæe im otac moj koji je na nebesima. 20Jer gdje su dva ili tri sabrani u ime moje ondje sam ja meðu njima. 21Tada pristupi k njemu Petar i reèe: Gospode! koliko puta ako mi sagriješi brat moj da mu oprostim? do sedam puta? 22Reèe njemu Isus: ne velim ti do sedam puta, nego do sedam puta sedamdeset.

1I kad svrši Isus rijeèi ove, otide iz Galileje, i doðe u okoline Judejske preko Jordana. 2I za njim idoše ljudi mnogi i iscijeli ih ondje. 13Tada privedoše k njemu djecu da metne ruke na njih, i da se pomoli Bogu; a uèenici zabranjivahu im. 14A Isus reèe: ostavite djecu i ne zabranjujte im dolaziti k meni; jer je takovijeh carstvo nebesko. 15I metnuvši na njih ruke otide odande.

Hieromartyr Apollinarius, bishop of Ravenna (75)

He was a disciple of St Peter, born in Antioch. St Peter took him to Rome (he was bishop of Antioch before being bishop of Rome, so Antioch is as much the ‘see of Peter’ as is Rome) and made him Bishop of Ravenna. In Ravenna, he healed the wife of the military governor of a grave illness, after which the governor and his household confessed Christ and were baptized. Apollinarius was able to form a house church in the governor’s home, from which he labored for the Gospel for twelve years. Eventually, he was condemned to exile in Illyria for his faith, and began a life of missionary travel in the Balkans, travelling as far as the Danube. After twelve years of this work, he was driven back to Italy by the hostility of some of the pagans. He was received with joy by the people of Ravenna, which aroused the envy of the pagan elders, who denounced him to the Emperor Vespasian. When the elders asked permission to kill Apollinarius, the Emperor only gave them permission to drive him from the city, wisely saying ‘It is not seemly to take revenge on behalf of the gods, for they can themselves be revenged on their enemies if they are angered.’ But, in defiance of the Imperial decree, the pagan leaders attacked and killed Apollinarius with knives. His holy relics are preserved in Ravenna, in a church dedicated to him.

Holy Prophet Ezekiel (6th c. BC)

He is counted as the third-ranked of the Major Prophets. Read the Old Testament book that bears his name, in which the Church recognizes prophecies of the Lord’s Incarnation by the Virgin and of the general resurrection of mankind.

Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the prophet Samuel Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the prophet Samuel