Dormition Fast — Wine and Oil are Allowed
16A jedanaest uèenika otidoše u Galileju u goru kuda im je kazao Isus. 17I kad ga vidješe, pokloniše mu se; a jedni posumnjaše. 18I pristupivši Isus reèe im govoreæi: dade mi se svaka vlast na nebu i na zemlji. 19Idite dakle i nauèite sve narode krsteæi ih va ime oca i sina i svetoga Duha, 20Uèeæi ih da sve drže što sam vam zapovijedao; i evo ja sam s vama u sve dane do svršetka vijeka. Amin.
1Ali vam napominjem, braæo, jevanðelje, koje vam objavih, koje i primiste, u kome i stojite, 2Kojijem se i spasavate, ako držite kako vam objavih; veæ ako da uzalud vjerovaste. 3Jer vam najprije predadoh što i primih da Hristos umrije za grijehe naše, po pismu, 4I da bi ukopan, i da usta treæi dan, po pismu, 5I da se javi Kifi, potom jedanaestorici apostola; 6A potom ga vidješe jednom više od pet stotina braæe, od kojijeh mnogi žive i sad, a neki i pomriješe; 7A potom se javi Jakovu, pa onda svima apostolima; 8A poslije sviju javi se i meni, kao kakvom nedonošèetu. 9Jer sam ja najmlaði meðu apostolima, koji nijesam dostojan nazvati se apostol, jer gonih crkvu Božiju. 10Ali po blagodati Božijoj jesam što jesam, i blagodat njegova što je u meni ne osta prazna, nego se potrudih više od sviju njih, ali ne ja nego blagodat Božija koja je sa mnom. 11Bio dakle ja ili oni, tako propovijedamo, i tako vjerovaste.
16I gle, neko pristupivši reèe mu: uèitelju blagi! kakovo æu dobro da uèinim da imam život vjeèni? 17A on reèe mu: što me zoveš blagijem? niko nije blag osim jednoga Boga. A ako želiš uæi u život, drži zapovijesti. 18Reèe mu: koje? A Isus reèe: da ne ubiješ; ne èiniš preljube; ne ukradeš; ne svjedoèiš lažno; 19Poštuj oca i mater; i ljubi bližnjega svoga kao samog sebe. 20Reèe mu mladiæ: sve sam ovo saèuvao od mladosti svoje; šta mi još treba? 21Reèe mu Isus: ako hoæeš savršen da budeš, idi prodaj sve što imaš i podaj siromasima; i imaæeš blago na nebu; pa hajde za mnom. 22A kad èu mladiæ rijeè, otide žalostan; jer bijaše vrlo bogat. 23A Isus reèe uèenicima svojijem: zaista vam kažem da je teško bogatome uæi u carstvo nebesko. 24I još vam kažem: lakše je kamili proæi kroz iglene uši negoli bogatome uæi u carstvo Božije. 25A kad to èuše uèenici, divljahu se vrlo govoreæi: ko se dakle može spasti? 26A Isus pogledavši na njih reèe im: ljudima je ovo nemoguæe, a Bogu je sve moguæe.
“This Saint, who was born in Spain, was the Archdeacon of the Church of Rome, caring for the sacred vessels of the Church and distributing money to the needy. About the year 257, a harsh persecution was raised up against the Christians by Valerian. Pope Sixtus, who was from Athens, was commanded to worship the idols, and refused; before his martyrdom by beheading, he committed to Laurence all the sacred vessels of the Church. When Laurence was arrested and brought before the Prefect, he was questioned concerning the treasures of the Church; he asked for three days’ time to prepare them. He then proceeded to gather all the poor and needy, and presented them to the Prefect and said, “Behold the treasures of the Church.” The Prefect became enraged at this and gave command that Laurence be racked, then scourged with scorpions (a whip furnished with sharp iron points — compare II Chron. 10:11), then stretched out on a red-hot iron grill. But the courageous athlete of Christ endured without groaning. After he had been burned on one side, he said, “My body is done on one side; turn me over on the other.” And when this had taken place, the Martyr said to the tyrants, “My flesh is now well done, you may taste of it.” And when he had said this, and had prayed for his slayers in imitation of Christ, he gave up his spirit on August 10, 258.” (Great Horologion). His icon shows him stretched on the grill.