2 Corinthians 1.12-20 (Epistle)

12Jer je naša slava ovo: svjedoèanstvo savjesti naše da smo u prostoti i èistoti Božijoj a ne u mudrosti tjelesnoj nego po blagodati Božijoj življeli na svijetu, a osobito meðu vama. 13Jer vam drugo ne pišemo nego što èitate i razumijevate. A nadam se da æete i do kraja razumjeti. 14Kao što neki i razumjeste da smo vam slava kao i vi nama za dan Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista. 15I u ovom pouzdanju šæadijah da vam doðem prije, da drugu blagodat imate; 16I kroz vas da doðem u Maæedoniju, i opet iz Maæedonije da doðem k vama, i vi da me pratite u Judeju. 17Ali kad sam ovo htio, eda li sam dakle što nepostojano èinio? Ili što se nakanjujem, da se po tijelu nakanjujem, da bude u mene da da, a ne ne? 18Ali je Bog vjeran, te rijeè naša k vama ne bi da i ne. 19Jer sin Božij Isus Hristos, kojega mi vama propovijedasmo ja i Silvan i Timotije, ne bi da i ne, nego u njemu bi da. 20Jer koliko je obeæanja Božijeh, u njemu su da, i u njemu amin, Bogu na slavu kroz nas.

Matthew 22.23-33 (Gospel)

23Taj dan pristupiše k njemu sadukeji koji govore da nema vaskrsenija, i upitaše ga 24Govoreæi: uèitelju! Mojsije reèe: ako ko umre bez djece, da uzme brat njegov ženu njegovu i da podigne sjeme bratu svojemu. 25U nas bješe sedam braæe; i prvi oženivši se umrije, i ne imavši poroda ostavi ženu svoju bratu svojemu. 26A tako i drugi, i treæi, tja do sedmoga. 27A poslije sviju umrije i žena. 28O vaskrseniju dakle koga æe od sedmorice biti žena? jer je za svima bila. 29A Isus odgovarajuæi reèe im: varate se, ne znajuæi pisma ni sile Božije. 30Jer o vaskrseniju niti æe se ženiti ni udavati; nego su kao anðeli Božiji na nebu. 31A za vaskrsenije mrtvijeh nijeste li èitali što vam je rekao Bog govoreæi: 32Ja sam Bog Avraamov, i Bog Isakov, i Bog Jakovljev? Nije Bog Bog mrtvijeh, nego živijeh. 33I èuvši narod divljaše se nauci njegovoj.

Translation of the Relics of St Theodosius of the Kiev Caves

Holy Prophet Micah (8th c. BC)

Read his prophecies (which include the prophecy that Christ would be born in Bethlehem, Micah 5:2) in the Old Testament book that bears his name. He was a contemporary of the prophets Isaiah, Amos and Hosea, and is ranked sixth among the “minor” prophets. It was he who prophesied that the Christ would be born in Bethlehem. (This is a different Micah from the one mentioned in 1 Chronicles 22:8, who lived earlier). Micah was buried in his home village of Morasth in the land of Judah; his holy relics were found along with those of the prophet Habbakuk during the reign of St Theodosius the Great — their location was given by a revelation to Zebennus, Bishop of Eleutheropolis.

Hieromartyr Marcellus, Bishop of Apamea (389)

He was born to an eminent family in Cyprus, and was well-educated. He was married and had children, but when his wife died he left his family to live as a monk in Syria. There he became known and loved for his learning, humility and kindness to all, and the people of Apamea chose him as their bishop. As bishop, he worked with evangelical fervor to bring the mostly-pagan people to Christ. When a pagan temple was burned down, some pagans blamed Marcellus, seized him, and threw him into the fire, where he perished.