30. октобар 2026.
Friday of the 22nd week after Pentecost

Fast

Commemorations

Holy Prophet Hosea (820 BC)
Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian, the Unmercenaries of Cilicia (4th c.)

Scripture Readings

Colossians 4.10-18 (Epistle)

10Pozdravlja vas Aristarh, koji je sa mnom u sužanjstvu, i Marko neæak Varnavin, za kojega primiste zapovijesti ako doðe k vama, primite ga 11I Isus prozvani Just, koji su iz obrezanja. Ovo su jedini moji pomagaèi u carstvu Božijemu koji mi biše utjeha. 12Pozdravlja vas Epafras, koji je od vas, sluga Isusa Hrista; on se jednako trudi za vas u molitvama da budete savršeni i ispunjeni svakom voljom Božijom. 13Jer ja svjedoèim za njega da ima veliku revnost i brigu za vas i za one koji su u Laodikiji i u Jerapolju. 14Pozdravlja vas Luka ljekar ljubazni, i Dimas. 15Pozdravite braæu u Laodikiji, i Nimfana i domašnju crkvu njegovu. 16I kad se ova poslanica proèita kod vas, uèinite da se proèita i u Laodikijskoj crkvi, i onu što je pisana u Laodikiju da i vi proèitate. 17I kažite Arhipu: gledaj na službu koju si primio u Gospodu da je dovršiš. 18Pozdrav mojom rukom Pavlovom. Opominjite se mojijeh okova. Blagodat sa svima vama. Amin.

Luke 9.12-18 (Gospel)

12A dan stade naginjati. Tada pristupiše dvanaestorica i rekoše mu: otpusti narod, neka idu na konak u okolna sela i palanke, i nek naðu jela, jer smo ovdje u pustinji. 13A on im reèe: podajte im vi neka jedu. A oni rekoše: u nas nema više od pet hljebova i dvije ribe; veæ ako da idemo mi da kupimo na sve ove ljude jela? 14Jer bijaše ljudi oko pet hiljada. Ali on reèe uèenicima svojijem: posadite ih na gomile po pedeset. 15I uèiniše tako, i posadiše ih sve. 16A on uze onijeh pet hljebova i obje ribe, i pogledavši na nebo blagoslovi ih i prelomi, i davaše uèenicima da razdadu narodu. 17I jedoše i nasitiše se svi, i nakupiše komada dvanaest kotarica što im preteèe. 18I kad se jedanput moljaše Bogu nasamo, s njim bijahu uèenici, i zapita ih govoreæi: ko govore ljudi da sam ja?

Commemorations

Holy Prophet Hosea (820 BC)

His name means “God is Help.” He is the first and earliest of the twelve Minor Prophets. At the Lord’s command he married a harlot, who was repeatedly unfaithful to him despite his love and faithfulness toward her. In his prophetic writings he shows this marriage as an image of God’s faithful care for His unfaithful people.

Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian, the Unmercenaries of Cilicia (4th c.)

The Church commemorates three pairs of brothers named Cosmas and Damian, all counted among the Unmercenary Physicians. The first reposed in peace and are commemorated on November 1; the second were stoned to death in Rome, and are commemorated on July 1; the third pair, commemorated today, were Arab doctors. They embraced the Christian faith together and thereafter cared for the sick in the name of the Lord Jesus, performing many miraculous healings. They were handed over to the governor Lysias by jealous pagans. When the governor accused them of healing by sorcery, they replied ‘We have no sort of magic, nor use any, but we have the power of Christ to save us and all who call upon His holy Name.’ The governor first attempted to bribe them to deny Christ then, when this was useless, subjected them to many tortures. Finally they were beheaded. Their holy relics continued to perform many miracles of healing.