1 Corinthians 16.4-12 (Epistle)

4A ako bude vrijedno da i ja idem, poæi æe sa mnom. 5A k vama æu doæi kad proðem Maæedoniju, jer æu proæi kroz Maæedoniju. 6A u vas može biti da æu se zabaviti, ili i zimovati, da me vi pratite kud poðem. 7Sad vas u prolaženju neæu vidjeti, a nadam se neko vrijeme ostati kod vas, ako Gospod dopusti. 8A u Efesu æu ostati do Trojièina dne; 9Jer mi se otvoriše velika i bogata vrata, i protivnika ima mnogo. 10A ako doðe Timotije, gledajte da bude kod vas bez straha; jer on radi djelo Gospodnje kao i ja. 11Da ga niko dakle ne prezre, nego ga ispratite s mirom da doðe k meni; jer ga èekam s braæom. 12A za brata Apola, mnogo ga molih da doðe k vama s braæom: i nikako ne bješe mu volja da sad doðe; ali æe doæi kad imadbude kad.

Matthew 21.28-32 (Gospel)

28Šta vam se èini? Èovjek neki imaše dva sina; i došavši k prvome reèe: sine! idi danas radi u vinogradu mome. 29A on odgovarajuæi reèe: neæu; a poslije se raskaja i otide. 30I pristupivši k drugome reèe tako. A on odgovarajuæi reèe: hoæu, gospodaru; i ne otide. 31Koji je od ove dvojice ispunio volju oèinu? Rekoše mu: prvi. Reèe im Isus: zaista vam kažem da æe carinici i kurve prije vas uæi u carstvo Božije. 32Jer doðe k vama Jovan putem pravednijem, i ne vjerovaste mu; a carinici i kurve vjerovaše mu; i vi pošto vidjeste to, ne raskajaste se da mu vjerujete.

Hieromartyr Apollinarius, bishop of Ravenna (75)

He was a disciple of St Peter, born in Antioch. St Peter took him to Rome (he was bishop of Antioch before being bishop of Rome, so Antioch is as much the ‘see of Peter’ as is Rome) and made him Bishop of Ravenna. In Ravenna, he healed the wife of the military governor of a grave illness, after which the governor and his household confessed Christ and were baptized. Apollinarius was able to form a house church in the governor’s home, from which he labored for the Gospel for twelve years. Eventually, he was condemned to exile in Illyria for his faith, and began a life of missionary travel in the Balkans, travelling as far as the Danube. After twelve years of this work, he was driven back to Italy by the hostility of some of the pagans. He was received with joy by the people of Ravenna, which aroused the envy of the pagan elders, who denounced him to the Emperor Vespasian. When the elders asked permission to kill Apollinarius, the Emperor only gave them permission to drive him from the city, wisely saying ‘It is not seemly to take revenge on behalf of the gods, for they can themselves be revenged on their enemies if they are angered.’ But, in defiance of the Imperial decree, the pagan leaders attacked and killed Apollinarius with knives. His holy relics are preserved in Ravenna, in a church dedicated to him.

Holy Prophet Ezekiel (6th c. BC)

He is counted as the third-ranked of the Major Prophets. Read the Old Testament book that bears his name, in which the Church recognizes prophecies of the Lord’s Incarnation by the Virgin and of the general resurrection of mankind.

Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the prophet Samuel Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the prophet Samuel