1 Corinthians 11.31-12.6 (Epistle)

31Jer kad bismo sebe rasuðivali, ne bismo osuðeni bili. 32Ali kad smo suðeni, nakazuje nas Gospod, da se ne osudimo sa svijetom. 33Zato, braæo moja, kad se sastajete da jedete, išèekujte jedan drugoga. 34Ako li je ko gladan, neka jede kod kuæe, da se na grijeh ne sastajete. A za ostalo urediæu kad doðem.

1A za duhovne darove neæu vam, braæo, zatajiti. 2Znate da kad bijaste neznabošci idoste k idolima bezglasnima, kako vas voðahu. 3Zato vam dajem na znanje da niko ko duhom Božijim govori neæe reæi: anatemate Isusa; i niko ne može Isusa Gospodom nazvati osim Duhom svetijem. 4Darovi su razlièni, ali je Duh jedan. 5I razliène su službe, ali je jedan Gospod. 6I razliène su sile, ali je jedan Bog koji èini sve u svemu.

Matthew 18.1-11 (Gospel)

1U taj èas pristupiše uèenici k Isusu govoreæi: ko je dakle najveæi u carstvu nebeskome? 2I dozva Isus dijete, i postavi ga meðu njih, 3I reèe im: zaista vam kažem, ako se ne povratite i ne budete kao djeca, neæete uæi u carstvo nebesko. 4Koji se dakle ponizi kao dijete ovo, onaj je najveæi u carstvu nebeskome. 5I koji primi takovo dijete u ime moje, mene prima. 6A koji sablazni jednoga od ovijeh malijeh koji vjeruju mene, bolje bi mu bilo da se objesi kamen vodenièni o vratu njegovu, i da potone u dubinu morsku. 7Teško svijetu od sablazni! jer je potrebno da doðu sablazni; ali teško onom èovjeku kroz koga dolazi sablazan. 8Ako li te ruka tvoja ili noga tvoja sablažnjava, otsijeci je i baci od sebe: bolje ti je uæi u život hromu ili kljastu, negoli s dvije ruke i dvije noge da te bace u oganj vjeèni. 9I ako te oko tvoje sablažnjava, izvadi ga i baci od sebe: bolje ti je s jednijem okom u život uæi, nego s dva oka da te bace u pakao ognjeni. 10Gledajte da ne prezrete jednoga od malijeh ovijeh; jer vam kažem da anðeli njihovi na nebesima jednako gledaju lice oca mojega nebeskoga. 11Jer sin èovjeèij doðe da iznaðe i spase izgubljeno.

Apostle Aquila of the Seventy, and St Priscilla (1st c.).

He, along with his wife Priscilla, is mentioned in the book of Acts and in St Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. He and his wife were Jews who moved to Corinth when the Emperor Claudius expelled all Jews from Italy. They were working as tentmakers in Corinth when they met and worked with St Paul, also a tentmaker by trade, who brought them to faith in Christ. From that time onward they worked diligently to spread the Gospel of Christ. The Prologue says that they died at the hands of pagans, the Great Horologion that the circumstances of their repose are unknown.

Our Father among the Saints Joseph, Archbishop of Thessalonika (833)

He was the brother of St Theodore the Studite (November 11), and is also sometimes called Studite. He is one of the inspired composers of the canons in the Lenten Triodion, many of which bear the title “by Joseph”. (He should not be confused with St Joseph the Hymnographer, who is commemorated April 3.) As Archbishop of Thessalonika, he suffered greatly for his zealous defense of the holy icons: he was imprisoned, and was exiled three times.

St Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain, spiritual writer (1809)

He is best known for his collections of Orthodox writings, most importantly the Philokalia, a five-volume compendium of writings on asceticism and prayer, especially the Jesus Prayer, by the holy Fathers of the Church. (The first four volumes have been translated into English). He produced an Orthodox edition of Unseen Warfare, originally by Lorenzo Scupoli, a Roman Catholic. (This was further revised by St Theophan the Recluse). He also edited the Pedalion (Rudder), a collection of the canons of the Orthodox Church with his commentary.

Note: The English edition of the Rudder needs to be read with care, since it includes additional comments by the translator, not clearly distinguished from those of the Saint.