1 Corinthians 3.18-23 (Epistle)

18Niko neka se ne vara: ako ko meðu vama misli da je mudar na ovome svijetu, neka bude lud da bude mudar. 19Jer je premudrost ovoga svijeta ludost pred Bogom, jer je pisano: hvata premudre u njihovu lukavstvu. 20I opet: Gospod zna pomisli mudrijeh da su ništa. 21Zato niko da se ne hvali èovjekom, jer je sve vaše. 22Bio Pavle, ili Apolo, ili Kifa, ili svijet, ili život ili smrt, ili sadašnje, ili buduæe: sve je vaše; 23A vi ste Hristovi a Hristos Božij.

Matthew 13.36-43 (Gospel)

36Tada ostavi Isus ljude, i doðe u kuæu. I pristupiše k njemu uèenici njegovi govoreæi: kaži nam prièu o kukolju na njivi. 37A on odgovarajuæi reèe im: koji sije dobro sjeme ono je sin èovjeèij; 38A njiva je svijet; a dobro sjeme sinovi su carstva, a kukolj sinovi su zla; 39A neprijatelj koji ga je posijao jest ðavo; a žetva je pošljedak ovoga vijeka; a žeteoci su anðeli. 40Kako što se dakle kukolj sabira, i ognjem sažiže, tako æe biti na pošljetku ovoga vijeka. 41Poslaæe sin èovjeèij anðele svoje, i sabraæe iz carstva njegova sve sablazni i koji èine bezakonje. 42I baciæe ih u peæ ognjenu: ondje æe biti plaè i škrgut zuba. 43Tada æe se pravednici zasjati kao sunce u carstvu oca svojega. Ko ima uši da èuje neka èuje.

Hieromartyr Athenogenes, bishop of Sebaste, and his ten disciples (311)

“In the time of Diocletian, a fierce persecutor of Christians called Philomarchus came to Sebaste. He arrested and killed many Christians in the town. When he saw Athenogenes and his disciples, he told the elder to sacrifice to the idols, that they should not perish as had the other Christians. Athenogenes replied: ‘O Torturer, those whom you describe as having perished have not perished, but are in heaven and make merry with the angels!’ There was a touching moment when a deer, which had been hand-fed by the compassionate Athenogenes, ran up to him and, seeing him in such straits, shed tears. Wild animals of the hills had more pity on the martyrs than did the pagans! After harsh torture, during which an angel of God comforted them, they were all beheaded, first the priests and fellow workers of Athenogenes and then Athenogenes himself, and went to their heavenly home in the year 311.” (Prologue)

The Great Horologion adds “There is a second Martyr Athenogenes commemorated today, mentioned by St Basil… it is said that as this Athenogenes approached the fire, wherein he was to die a martyric death, he chanted the hymn O Joyous Light in praise of the Holy Trinity.” This is one way that we know that the vesperal hymn Gladsome Light was in use before the time of St Basil the Great.