26. јун 2027.
Saturday of the 1st week after Pentecost

No Fast

Feasts

Leavetaking of Pentecost

Commemorations

Holy Martyr Aquilina of Byblos (293)
Saint Triphyllius, bishop of Leucosia (Nicosia) in Cyprus (370)
St Anna and her son John (5h c.)

Scripture Readings

Romans 1.7-12 (Epistle)

7Svima koji su u Rimu, ljubaznima Bogu, i pozvanima svetima: blagodat vam i mir od Boga oca našega i Gospoda Isusa Hrista. 8Prvo dakle zahvaljujem Bogu svojemu kroz Isusa Hrista za sve vas što se vjera vaša glasi po svemu svijetu. 9Jer mi je svjedok Bog, kojemu služim duhom svojijem u jevanðelju sina njegova, da vas se opominjem bez prestanka, 10Moleæi se svagda Bogu u molitvama svojijem da bi mi kad Božija volja pomogla da doðem k vama; 11Jer želim vidjeti vas, da vam dam kakav duhovni dar za vaše utvrðenje, 12To jest, da se s vama utješim vjerom opštom, i vašom i mojom.

Matthew 5.42-48 (Gospel)

42Koji ište u tebe, podaj mu; i koji hoæe da mu uzajmiš, ne odreci mu. 43Èuli ste da je kazano: ljubi bližnjega svojega, i mrzi na neprijatelja svojega. 44A ja vam kažem: ljubite neprijatelje svoje, blagosiljajte one koji vas kunu, èinite dobro onima koji na vas mrze i molite se Bogu za one koji vas gone; 45Da budete sinovi oca svojega koji je na nebesima; jer on zapovijeda svome suncu, te obasjava i zle i dobre, i daje dažd pravednima i nepravednima. 46Jer ako ljubite one koji vas ljube, kakovu platu imate? Ne èine li to i carinici? 47I ako Boga nazivate samo svojoj braæi, šta odviše èinite? Ne èine li tako i neznabošci? 48Budite vi dakle savršeni, kao što je savršen otac vaš nebeski.

Commemorations

Holy Martyr Aquilina of Byblos (293)

She was born of Christian parents, and by the age of seven was already living as a true Christian. She boldly preached Christ to the maidens with whom she played, and for this was brought before the governor during the persecutions of Diocletian. Despite her young age she would not deny Christ to save her life. After horrible tortures, she was left for dead and thrown on a dungheap. But that night an angel appeared to her saying ‘Arise and be healed!’ Aquilina arose fully restored and praising God; but she begged not to be denied a martyr’s death. She heard a voice from heaven saying ‘Go, and it shall be to thee as thou desirest.’ She returned to the city and to the governor’s palace by night, doors opening miraculously before her, and stood before the governor’s own bed. Needless to say, the governor was seized with terror upon waking to see the maiden he had thought dead. The next morning, she was beheaded. Her relics healed many of the sick. At the time of her repose, she was only ten or twelve years old.

Saint Triphyllius, bishop of Leucosia (Nicosia) in Cyprus (370)

He was a disciple of St Spyridon (December 12), and like St Spyridon he became a bishop on Cyprus. Known for his mercy, purity, and ascetical way of life, he was called ‘a living fountain of tears.’ After shepherding his flock well for many years, he reposed in peace.

St Anna and her son John (5h c.)

“Taken as an orphan into the house of a nobleman and treated as an adopted child, she was cared for and educated in that house. The rich man considered her worthy to be married to his son. When the old man died, the family urged the son to put his wife away because of her low birth and to marry another more suited to his rank and wealth. The rich man’s son feared God and did not want to do this. Seeing her husband in difficulties with his family, Anna secretly left him and ran off to a distant island where there was not a living soul. She was pregnant, and soon gave birth to a son. They laboured on the island for thirty years in fasting and prayer. Then, by divine providence, a hieromonk landed on the island. He baptised her son and named him John. Anna lived her ascetic life in the fifth century, and died peacefully.” (Prologue)