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6Ali premudrost govorimo koja je u savršenima, a ne premudrost vijeka ovoga ni knezova vijeka ovoga koji prolaze. 7Nego govorimo premudrost Božiju u tajnosti sakrivenu, koju odredi Bog prije svijeta za slavu našu; 8Koje nijedan od knezova vijeka ovoga ne pozna; jer da su je poznali, ne bi Gospoda slave razapeli. 9Nego kao što je pisano: što oko ne vidje, i uho ne èu, i u srce èovjeku ne doðe, ono ugotovi Bog onima, koji ga ljube.
17Zato poslah k vama Timotija, koji mi je sin ljubazni i vjerni u Gospodu; on æe vam opomenuti putove moje koji su u Hristu Isusu, kao što svuda i u svakoj crkvi uèim. 18Neki se naduše kao da ja neæu doæi k vama. 19Ali æu vam doæi skoro, ako Bog da, i neæu gledati na rijeèi onijeh što su se naduli, nego na silu. 20Jer carstvo Božije nije u rijeèi nego u sili. 21Šta hoæete? da doðem k vama s prutom ili s ljubavi i duhom krotosti?
1Vrlo se glasi da je kurvarstvo meðu vama, i takovo kurvarstvo kakovo se ni meðu neznabošcima ne èuje, da nekakav ima ženu oèinu. 2I vi se još nadimate, mjesto da plaèete, da se izvadi izmeðu vas onaj koji je uèinio to djelo. 3Jer ja, koji ako nijesam kod vas tijelom ali duhom tu živim, veæ otsudih kao da sam tamo, da se onaj koji je to tako uèinio, 4U ime Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista kad se saberete vi i moj duh, sa silom Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista, 5Da se on preda sotoni na muèenje tijela, da bi se duh spasao u dan Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista.
37Koji ljubi oca ili mater veæma nego mene, nije mene dostojan; i koji ljubi sina ili kæer veæma nego mene, nije mene dostojan. 38I koji ne uzme krsta svojega i ne poðe za mnom, nije mene dostojan. 39Koji èuva dušu svoju, izgubiæe je; a koji izgubi dušu svoju mene radi, naæi æe je. 40Koji vas prima, mene prima; a koji prima mene, prima onoga koji me je poslao. 41Koji prima proroka u ime proroèko, platu proroèku primiæe; a koji prima pravednika u ime pravednièko, platu pravednièku primiæe. 42I ako ko napoji jednoga od ovijeh malijeh samo èašom studene vode u ime uèenièko, zaista vam kažem, neæe mu plata propasti.
1I kad svrši Isus zapovijesti dvanaestorici uèenika svojijeh, otide odande dalje da uèi i da propovijeda po gradovima njihovijem.
1I izišavši Isus iðaše od crkve, i pristupiše k njemu uèenici njegovi da mu pokažu graðevinu crkvenu. 2A Isus reèe im: ne vidite li sve ovo? Zaista vam kažem: neæe ostati ovdje ni kamen na kamenu koji se neæe razmetnuti. 3A kad sjeðaše na gori Maslinskoj pristupiše k njemu uèenici nasamo govoreæi: kaži nam kad æe to biti? i kakav je znak tvojega dolaska i pošljetka vijeka? 4I odgovarajuæi Isus reèe im: èuvajte se da vas ko ne prevari. 5Jer æe mnogi doæi u ime moje govoreæi: ja sam Hristos. I mnoge æe prevariti. 6Èuæete ratove i glasove o ratovima. Gledajte da se ne uplašite; jer treba da to sve bude. Ali nije još tada pošljedak. 7Jer æe ustati narod na narod i carstvo na carstvo; i biæe gladi i pomori, i zemlja æe se tresti po svijetu. 8A to je sve poèetak stradanja. 9Tada æe vas predati na muke, i pobiæe vas, i svi æe narodi omrznuti na vas imena mojega radi. 10I tada æe se mnogi sablazniti, i drug druga izdaæe, i omrznuæe drug na druga. 11I iziæi æe mnogi lažni proroci i prevariæe mnoge. 12I što æe se bezakonje umnožiti, ohladnjeæe ljubav mnogijeh. 13Ali koji pretrpi do kraja blago njemu.
He began life as a pagan shepherd in Lycaonia. Coming to faith in Christ, he was baptized and received the name Sozon (“Save”). Thereafter he took every opportunity to proclaim the Gospel to his countrymen and to urge them to give up their idols. Entering a temple of Artemis in Cilicia, he cut off its golden hand, broke it into pieces, and distributed the gold to the poor. When he learned that because of this some were being punished unjustly for theft, he gave himself up to the governor Maximian. He was beaten to death with rods, by some accounts in 288, by others in 304.
St Evodus (or Evodius) is mentioned by St Ignatios of Antioch. He was a disciple of the Apostle Peter and succeeded him as Bishop of Antioch. It is said that the name “Christians” for members of the Church was given by Evodus. He was martyred during a visit by the Emperor Vespasian to Antioch. St Onesiphorus is mentioned by the Apostle Paul in his second epistle to St Timothy, where he calls Onesiphorus a friend and helper. He was a bishop in Colophon in Asia Minor, where he met martyrdom for Christ.
He was the son of a wealthy pagan senator in Caesarea of Cappadocia. When his father died, he gave his inheritance to the poor, proclaiming the Kingdom of God while he did so. For this he was arrested by Sapricius, Governor of Cappadocia, and put in prison. He persuaded his jailers to release him for awhile, and set about giving away the remainder of his worldly goods, first to his accusers and persecutors, then to the poor. When all his wealth was gone, he voluntarily returned to prison. He was viciously scourged several times, then beheaded. At his martyrdom, it is said that milk instead of blood flowed from his body.
“He was first a married priest and then, from 1163, bishop in Novgorod, building seven churches during his lifetime. He had a vision of the holy Mother of God and a rare power over demons, making them obey him, and he once miraculously preserved Novgorod from an attack by seventy-two princes. He suffered from diabolical temptations, but overcame them all by the power of the Cross and by prayer. Retiring to a monastery in old age, he received the Great Habit and entered peacefully into rest in the Lord on September 7th, 1185.” (Prologue)
She was born in Constantinople to a noble family, and grew to be unusually beautiful and learned — so much so that she was chosen to participate in a ‘bride show’, at which the Emperor Theophilos was to choose a wife. Struck by Kassia’s beauty, the Emperor approached her and said ‘Through a woman came forth the baser things,’ referring to Eve’s transgression. Kassia responded, ‘Through a woman came forth the better things’, referring to the Incarnation of Christ through His Most Pure Mother. Stung by her reply, the Emperor rejected her and chose Theodora as his wife. Kassia entered monastic life and founded a women’s monastery in Constantinople, closely allied with the Stoudion Monastery. Serving as abbess of the monastery, she wrote many liturgical hymns, at least twenty of which are included in the services of the Church. Best-known (or at least most closely associated with her) is the Hymn of Kassiani, sung at Matins on Holy Wednesday. She reposed in peace.