26. октобар 2026.
Monday of the 22nd week after Pentecost

No Fast

Commemorations

Holy Martyrs Carpus and Papylus, with Agathodorus and Agathonica (251)
Holy Martyr Zlata (Chryse) (1796)

Scripture Readings

Colossians 2.13-20 (Epistle)

13I vas koji ste bili mrtvi u grijesima i u neobrezanju tijela svojega, oživljeo je s njim, poklonivši nam sve grijehe, 14I izbrisavši pismo uredbe koja bješe protiv nas, i to uzevši sa srijede prikova ga na krstu; 15I svukavši poglavarstva i vlasti izvede ih na ugled slobodno, i pobijedi ih na njemu. 16Da vas dakle niko ne osuðuje za jelo ili za piæe, ili za kakav praznik, ili za mladine, ili za subote; 17Koje je sve bilo sjen od onoga što šæaše da doðe, i tijelo je Hristovo. 18Niko da vas ne vara, po svojoj volji izabranom poniznošæu i službom anðela, istražujuæi i što ne vidje, i uzalud nadimajuæi se umom tijela svojega, 19A ne držeæi se glave, iz koje je sve tijelo s pomoæu zglavaka i sveza sastavljeno, i raste za rast Božij. 20Ako dakle umrijeste s Hristom stihijama svijeta, zašto se kao živeæi u svijetu prepirete:

Luke 7.36-50 (Gospel)

36Moljaše ga pak jedan od fariseja da bi objedovao u njega; i ušavši u kuæu farisejevu sjede za trpezu. 37I gle, žena u gradu koja bješe grješnica doznavši da je Isus za trpezom u kuæi farisejevoj, donese sklenicu mira; 38I stavši sastrag kod nogu njegovijeh plakaše, i stade prati noge njegove suzama, i kosom od svoje glave otiraše, i cjelivaše noge njegove, i mazaše mirom. 39A kad vidje farisej koji ga je dozvao, reèe u sebi govoreæi: da je on prorok, znao bi ko i kakva ga se žena dotièe: jer je grješnica. 40I odgovarajuæi Isus reèe mu: Simone! imam ti nešto kazati. A on reèe: uèitelju! kaži. 41A Isus reèe: dvojica bijahu dužni jednome dužniku, jedan bješe dužan pet stotina dinara a drugi pedeset. 42A kad oni ne imadoše da mu vrate, pokloni obojici. Kaži koji æe ga od njih dvojice veæma ljubiti. 43A Simon odgovarajuæi reèe: mislim onaj kome najviše pokloni. A on mu reèe: pravo si sudio. 44I okrenuvši se k ženi reèe Simonu: vidiš li ovu ženu? Ja uðoh u tvoju kuæu, ni vode mi na noge nijesi dao; a ona suzama obli mi noge, i kosom od glave svoje otr. 45Cjeliva mi nijesi dao; a ona otkako uðoh ne presta cjelivati mi nogu. 46Uljem nijesi pomazao glave moje; a ona mirom pomaza mi noge. 47Zato kažem ti: opraštaju joj se grijesi mnogi, jer je veliku ljubav imala; a kome se malo oprašta ima malu ljubav. 48A njoj reèe: opraštaju ti se grijesi. 49I stadoše u sebi govoriti oni što sjeðahu s njim za trpezom: ko je ovaj što i grijehe oprašta? 50A ženi reèe: vjera tvoja pomože ti; idi s mirom.

Commemorations

Holy Martyrs Carpus and Papylus, with Agathodorus and Agathonica (251)

Saint Carpus was Bishop of Thyatira, and Papylus was his deacon. In the reign of the Emperor Decius, both were arrested as Christians and put to torture. Agathodorus their servant and Agathonica, Papylus’ sister, willingly followed after them and voluntarily confessed Christ also. After many sufferings, all four were beheaded.

Holy Martyr Zlata (Chryse) (1796)

“Born in the village of Slatina in the Meglin region [of Bulgaria], of poor peasants who had three other daughters, St Zlata was a meek and devout girl, wise with Christ’s wisdom and golden (‘zlata’ means ‘gold’) not only in name but also in her God-fearing heart. When Zlata went out one day to get water, some shameless Turks seized her and carried her off to their house. When one of them urged her to embrace Islam and become his wife, Zlata answered fearlessly: ‘I believe in Christ, and know Him alone as my bridegroom; I shall never deny Him even if you put me to a thousand tortures and cut me into pieces.’ Her parents and sisters then arrived, and said to her: ‘O our daughter, have mercy on yourself and us. Deny Christ publicly, that we can all be happy. Christ is merciful; He will forgive your sin, committed under the pressure of life.’ Her poor parents and kinsfolk wept bitterly. But Zlata’s heroic soul would not be overcome by devilish seduction. She replied to her parents: ‘When you urge me to deny Christ, the true God, you are no longer parents or sisters to me; I have the Lord Jesus Christ as father, the Mother of God as mother and, for brothers and sisters, the saints.’ Then the Turks threw her into prison, where she lay for three months, and they took her out every day and flogged her until her blood flowed onto the ground. Finally, they hanged her upside-down and made a fire to choke her to death with the smoke. But God was with Zlata, and gave her strength in her suffering. At the very end, they hanged her from a tree and cut her into small pieces. Thus this martyr-maiden gave her soul into God’s hands, and entered into the realm of Paradise, in 1796. Pieces of her relics were taken by Christians to their homes, that they might bring a blessing to them.” (Prologue)