Wisdom of Solomon 3.1-9 (Vespers)

Wisdom of Solomon 5.15-6.3 (Vespers)

Wisdom of Solomon 4.7-15 (Vespers)

Matthew 11.27-30 (Matins Gospel)

27Sve je meni predao otac moj, i niko ne zna sina do otac; niti oca ko zna do sin i ako kome sin hoæe kazati. 28Hodite k meni svi koji ste umorni i natovareni, i ja æu vas odmoriti. 29Uzmite jaram moj na sebe, i nauèite se od mene; jer sam ja krotak i smjeran u srcu, i naæi æete pokoj dušama svojijem. 30Jer je jaram moj blag, i breme je moje lako.

Romans 16.1-16 (Epistle)

1Preporuèujem vam pak Fivu sestru našu, koja je sluškinja kod crkve u Kenhreji, 2Da je primite u Gospodu kao što prilikuje svetima, i da joj budete u pomoæi u svakoj stvari koju od vas zatreba; jer je ona mnogima pomogla, i samome meni. 3Pozdravite Priskilu i Akilu, pomoænike moje u Hristu Isusu, 4Koji za dušu moju svoje vratove položiše, kojima ne ja jedan zahvaljujem, nego i sve crkve neznabožaèke, i domašnju crkvu njihovu. 5Pozdravite Epeneta, meni ljubaznoga, koji je novina iz Ahaje u Hrista. 6Pozdravite Mariju, koja se mnogo trudila za nas. 7Pozdravite Andronika i Juniju, rodbinu moju, i moje drugare u sužanjstvu, koji su znameniti meðu apostolima, koji i prije mene vjerovaše Hrista. 8Pozdravite Amplija, meni ljubaznoga u Gospodu. 9Pozdravite Urbana, pomoænika našega u Hristu, i Stahija, meni ljubaznoga. 10Pozdravite Apelija, okušanoga u Hristu. Pozdravite domaæe Aristovulove. 11Pozdravite Irodijona, roðaka mojega. Pozdravite domaæe Narkisove, koji su u Gospodu. 12Pozdravite Trifenu i Trifosu, koje se trude u Gospodu. Pozdravite Persidu ljubaznu, koja se mnogo trudila u Gospodu. 13Pozdravite Rufa izbranoga u Gospodu, i mater njegovu i moju. 14Pozdravite Asinkrita, Flegonta, Erma, Patrova, Ermija, i braæu koja su s njima. 15Pozdravite Filologa i Juliju, Nireja i sestru njegovu, i Olimpana, i sve svete koji su s njima. 16Pozdravite jedan drugoga cjelivom svetijem. Pozdravljaju vas sve crkve Hristove.

Galatians 5.22-6.2 (Epistle, St Anthony)

22A rod je duhovni ljubav, radost, mir, trpljenje, dobrota, milost, vjera, 23Krotost, uzdržanje; na to nema zakona. 24A koji su Hristovi, raspeše tijelo sa slastima i željama. 25Ako u duhu živimo, po duhu i da hodimo, 26Da ne tražimo lažne slave razdražujuæi jedan drugoga, i zavideæi jedan drugome.

1Braæo! ako i upadne èovjek u kakav grijeh, vi duhovni ispravljajte takovoga duhom krotosti, èuvajuæi sebe da i ti ne budeš iskušan. 2Nosite bremena jedan drugoga, i tako æete ispuniti zakon Hristov.

Matthew 13.3-9 (Gospel)

3I on im kaziva mnogo u prièama govoreæi: gle, iziðe sijaè da sije. 4I kad sijaše, jedna zrna padoše kraj puta, i doðoše ptice i pozobaše ih; 5A druga padoše na kamenita mjesta, gdje ne bijaše mnogo zemlje, i odmah iznikoše; jer ne bijaše u dubinu zemlje. 6I kad obasja sunce, povenuše, i buduæi da nemahu žila, posahnuše. 7A druga padoše u trnje, i naraste trnje, i podavi ih. 8A druga padoše na zemlju dobru, i donošahu rod, jedno po sto, a jedno po šeset, a jedno po trideset. 9Ko ima uši da èuje neka èuje.

Matthew 4.25-5.12 (Gospel, St Anthony)

25I za njim iðaše naroda mnogo iz Galileje, i iz Deset Gradova, i iz Jerusalima, i Judeje, i ispreko Jordana.

1A kad on vidje narod, pope se na goru, i sjede, i pristupiše mu uèenici njegovi. 2I otvorivši usta svoja uèaše ih govoreæi: 3Blago siromašnima duhom, jer je njihovo carstvo nebesko; 4Blago onima koji plaèu, jer æe se utješiti; 5Blago krotkima, jer æe naslijediti zemlju; 6Blago gladnima i žednima pravde, jer æe se nasititi; 7Blago milostivima, jer æe biti pomilovani; 8Blago onima koji su èistoga srca, jer æe Boga vidjeti; 9Blago onima koji mir grade, jer æe se sinovi Božiji nazvati; 10Blago prognanima pravde radi, jer je njihovo carstvo nebesko. 11Blago vama ako vas uzasramote i usprogone i reku na vas svakojake rðave rijeèi lažuæi, mene radi. 12Radujte se i veselite se, jer je velika plata vaša na nebesima, jer su tako progonili proroke prije vas.

Holy 45 Martyrs of Nikopolis in Armenia (319)

During a persecution of Christians in the reign of the Emperor Licinius, Leontius and several of his companions came before the Imperial governor in Nikopolis of Armenia, and declared themselves as Christians. They were whipped and thrown into prison, where they were given no food or drink; but a Christian noblewoman secretly brought them water, and an angel of the Lord appeared to them in their cell to comfort them. Such was the power of their faith that, at their trial, two of their jailers proclaimed their conversion to Christianity. Many others came forward in the same way, until the company of Christians numbered forty-five in all. The judge ordered that they all have their arms and legs hacked off and that they then be burned to death.

St Anthony of the Kiev Caves (1073)

He is honored as the founder of Orthodox monastic life in Russia. He was born in Chernigov province and tonsured at the Monastery of Esphigmenou on the Holy Mountain. His abbot sent him from Mt Athos to Kiev to establish the monastic life there in 1013, during the last years of Prince Vladimir’s holy reign. He lived there as a hermit, slowly drawing to himself others who wished to share the ascetical life. In time, the brotherhood grew into the Kiev Caves Lavra. St Anthony refused to serve as abbot of the monastery; this task was taken up by St Theodosius (commemorated May 3). St Anthony continued to live as a cave-dwelling hermit and reposed in peace at the age of ninety.

The Placing of the Precious Robe of the Lord in Moscow (1625)

Elias, a soldier in the Roman army in Jerusalem, was a Georgian by birth, from the town of Mtskhet. When the Lord was crucified, his garments were divided by lot among the soldiers, and his robe fell to Elias, who took it home to Georgia and gave it as a gift to his sister Sidonia. The robe was buried with her, then miraculously found many years later by St Nina (January 14). King Mirian, who had accepted Christ in response to St Nina’s teaching, built a church to the Holy Apostles on the spot where the robe was found. Many years later, Georgia was conquered by the Persians, and the robe fell into their hands. In 1625 the Persian Shah Abbas, wishing to establish good relations with Russia, sent the robe to Moscow as a gift to Prince Michael Feodorovich and Patriarch Philaret. It was placed with honor in the Cathedral of the Dormition.