Orthodox Calendar

24. април 2028.
Monday of the 2nd Sunday of Pascha

No Fast

Commemorations

  • Hieromartyr Antipas, bishop of Pergamum (92), disciple of St John the Theologian
  • Holy Martyrs Processus and Martinian (1st c.)

Scripture Readings

Acts 3.19-26 (Epistle)

19Pokajte se dakle, i obratite se da se oèistite od grijeha svojijeh, da doðu vremena odmaranja od lica Gospodnjega, 20I da pošlje naprijed nareèenoga vam Hrista Isusa, 21Kojega valja dakle nebo da primi do onoga vremena kad se sve popravi, što Bog govori ustima sviju svetijeh proroka svojijeh od postanja svijeta. 22Mojsije dakle ocevima našijem reèe: Gospod Bog vaš podignuæe vam proroka iz vaše braæe, kao mene; njega poslušajte u svemu što vam kaže. 23I biæe da æe se svaka duša koja ne posluša toga proroka istrijebiti iz naroda. 24A i svi proroci od Samuila i potom koliko ih god govori, i za ove dane javljaše. 25Vi ste sinovi proroka i zavjeta koji uèini Bog s ocevima vašijem govoreæi Avraamu: i u sjemenu tvojemu blagosloviæe se svi narodi na zemlji. 26Vama najprije Bog podiže sina svojega Isusa, i posla ga da vas blagosilja da se svaki od vas obrati od pakosti svojijeh.

John 2.1-11 (Gospel)

1I u treæi dan bi svadba u Kani Galilejskoj, i ondje bješe mati Isusova. 2A pozvan bješe i Isus i uèenici njegovi na svadbu. 3I kad nesta vina, reèe mati Isusova njemu: nemaju vina. 4Isus joj reèe: što je meni do tebe ženo? Još nije došao moj èas. 5Reèe mati njegova slugama: što god vam reèe uèinite. 6A ondje bijaše šest vodenijeh sudova od kamena, postavljenijeh po obièaju Jevrejskoga èišæenja, koji uzimahu po dva ili po tri vedra. 7Reèe im Isus: napunite sudove vode. I napuniše ih do vrha. 8I reèe im: zahvatite sad i nosite kumu. I odnesoše. 9A kad okusi kum od vina koje je postalo od vode, i ne znadijaše otkuda je a sluge znadijahu koje su zahvatile vodu zovnu kum ženika, 10I reèe mu: svaki èovjek najprije dobro vino iznosi, a kad se opiju onda rðavije; a ti si èuvao dobro vino doslije. 11Ovo uèini Isus poèetak èudesima u Kani Galilejskoj, i pokaza slavu svoju; i uèenici njegovi vjerovaše ga.

Commemorations

Hieromartyr Antipas, bishop of Pergamum (92), disciple of St John the Theologian

He is mentioned by name in the book of Revelation, where Christ says to the Church of Pergamum “I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is; and thou holdest fast to My Name, and hast not denied My Faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful Martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth” (Rev. 2:13). He was bishop of Pergamum and, during the reign of Domitian, when he was very old, was put into a bronze bull which was then heated in fire until he died.

The Great Horologion notes that the faithful pray to St Antipas for ailments of the teeth.

Holy Martyrs Processus and Martinian (1st c.)

They were jailers in the Roman prison that held Sts Peter and Paul, and came to faith in Christ through the witness of the two holy Apostles. After receiving baptism, Processus and Martinian released the saints from prison. As the Apostles were leaving Rome, the Lord appeared to Peter on the Appian way. When Peter asked him where he was going, he replied, ‘To Rome, to be crucified once again.’ Abashed, the Apostles returned to Rome to face their martyrdom. Processus and Martinian were beheaded along with St Paul.