13. август 2026.
Thursday of the 11th week after Pentecost

No Fast

Feasts

Forefeast of the Procession of the Lifegiving Cross

Commemorations

Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia (9th c.)
Righteous Joseph of Arimathea (1st c.)

Scripture Readings

2 Corinthians 4.1-6 (Epistle)

1Zato imajuæi ovu službu kao što bismo pomilovani, ne dosaðuje nam se; 2Nego se odrekosmo tajnoga srama da ne živimo u lukavstvu, niti da izvræemo rijeè Božiju, nego javljanjem istine da se pokažemo svakoj savjesti èovjeèijoj pred Bogom. 3Ako li je pak pokriveno jevanðelje naše, u onima je pokriveno koji ginu, 4U kojima Bog svijeta ovoga oslijepi razume nevjernika, da im ne zasvijetli vidjelo jevanðelja slave Hristove, koji je oblièje Boga, koji se ne vidi. 5Jer sebe ne propovijedamo nego Hrista Isusa Gospoda, a sebe same vaše sluge Isusa Gospoda radi. 6Jer Bog koji reèe da iz tame zasvijetli vidjelo, zasvijetli u srcima našima na svjetlost poznanja slave Božije u licu Isusa Hrista.

Matthew 24.13-28 (Gospel)

13Ali koji pretrpi do kraja blago njemu. 14I propovjediæe se ovo jevanðelje o carstvu po svemu svijetu za svjedoèanstvo svijem narodima. I tada æe doæi pošljedak. 15Kad dakle ugledate mrzost opušæenja, o kojoj govori prorok Danilo, gdje stoji na mjestu svetome koji èita da razumije): 16Tada koji budu u Judeji neka bježe u gore; 17I koji bude na krovu da ne silazi uzeti što mu je u kuæi; 18I koji bude u polju da se ne vrati natrag da uzme haljine svoje. 19A teško trudnima i dojilicama u te dane. 20Nego se molite Bogu da ne bude bježan vaša u zimu ni u subotu; 21Jer æe biti nevolja velika kakova nije bila od postanja svijeta dosad niti æe biti; 22I da se oni dani ne skrate, niko ne bi ostao; ali izbranijeh radi skratiæe se dani oni. 23Tada ako vam ko reèe: evo ovdje je Hristos ili ondje, ne vjerujte. 24Jer æe iziæi lažni hristosi i lažni proroci, i pokazaæe znake velike i èudesa da bi prevarili, ako bude moguæe, i izbrane. 25Eto vam kazah naprijed. 26Ako vam dakle reku: evo ga u pustinji, ne izlazite; evo ga u sobama, ne vjerujte. 27Jer kako što munja izlazi od istoka i pokazuje se do zapada, taki æe biti dolazak sina èovjeèijega. 28Jer gdje je strvina onamo æe se i orlovi kupiti.

Commemorations

Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia (9th c.)

“Saint Eudocimus was from Cappadocia, the son of pious and most illustrious parents, patricians in rank. He especially cultivated chastity and mercy, the one by never meeting the gaze of a woman, the other by cheerfully providing the needs of the poor. When he was made military commander of Cappadocia, he continued in his righteous ways, showing mercy and uprightness in all his dealings. Having so lived in piety, quietly and without ostentation, he was called from this life at the age of thirty-three, about the year 840, during the reign of the Iconoclast Theophilus. Not long after his burial, his grave became a fountain of unending miracles, as God revealed the virtue that Eudocimus had striven to hide; when his grave was later opened, his body was found incorrupt. His holy relics were translated to Constantinople.” (Great Horologion)

Righteous Joseph of Arimathea (1st c.)

The “noble Joseph” was a secret follower of Christ and a wealthy member of the Jewish Sanhendrin (ruling council); it was he who provided Christ’s tomb. When his faith became known he was driven from the Sanhendrin, from the synagogues, and from the Holy Land, and traveled through many lands, proclaiming the Gospel of Christ. According to some accounts he eventually reached England, where he reposed in peace.