29. јун 2028.
Thursday of the 4th week after Pentecost

Apostles Fast — Wine and Oil are Allowed

Commemorations

St Tikhon (Tychon), bishop of Amathus in Cyprus (425)
Holy Martyrs Tigrios and Eutropios (404)

Scripture Readings

Romans 11.13-24 (Epistle)

13Jer vama govorim neznabošcima; jer, buduæi da sam ja apostol neznabožaca, hoæu da hvalim svoju službu; 14Ne bih li kako razdražio svoj rod, i spasao koga od njih. 15Jer kad je odmet njihov primirenje svijetu, šta bi bilo primljenje, osim život iz mrtvijeh? 16Ako je kvasac svet, to je i tijesto; i ako je korijen svet, to su i grane. 17Ako li se neke od grana odlomiše, i ti, koji si divlja maslina, pricijepio si se na njih, i postao si zajednièar u korijenu i u masti od masline; 18Ne hvali se granama; ako li se pak hvališ, ne nosiš ti korijena nego korijen tebe. 19A reæi æeš: odlomiše se grane da se ja pricijepim. 20Dobro! nevjerstvom odlomiše se, a ti vjerom stojiš; ne ponosi se, nego se boj. 21Jer kad Bog roðenijeh grana ne poštedje, da i tebe kako ne nepoštedi. 22Gledaj dakle dobrotu i nepošteðenje Božije: nepošteðenje na onima što otpadoše, a na sebi dobrotu Božiju, ako ostaneš u dobroti; ako li pak ne, i ti æeš biti otsjeèen. 23A i oni, ako ne ostanu u nevjerstvu, pricijepiæe se; jer ih je Bog kadar opet pricijepiti. 24Jer kad si ti otsjeèen od roðene divlje masline, i pricijepio se na neroðenu pitomu maslinu; akamoli ovi koji æe se pricijepiti na roðenu svoju maslinu!

Matthew 11.27-30 (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.

Commemorations

St Tikhon (Tychon), bishop of Amathus in Cyprus (425)

He was born to pious Christian parents on Cyprus. Known for his piety and purity of life, he was became a clergyman, then was made Bishop of Amathus by St Epiphanios (May 12). He served faithfully as bishop in Cyprus for many years, finally reposing in peace. At this time there were still many pagans in Cyprus, and he worked tirelessly as a missionary among them, bringing many to the Faith. He was known as a wonder-worker from his youth. “His father was a baker, and whenever his father left him alone in the shop, he would distribute the bread to the poor without payment. His father reproached him once for doing this, so he prayed to God and their storehouse became so full of grain that they could open the door only with difficulty.” (Prologue) Once he planted a dry slip from a grapevine, and it miraculously turned green and bore fruit. After his repose, on his feast day the vine would be laden with unripe grapes, as usual for this time of year; but during the Divine Liturgy, the grapes would become fully ripened.

Holy Martyrs Tigrios and Eutropios (404)

When St John Chrysostom was exiled, the Great Church caught fire and was destroyed. Most of the people saw this as a judgment upon the City for exiling the holy Archbishop; but St John’s enemies tried to blame his followers and persecuted them fiercely. Two of these loyal followers were Tigrios, a priest, and Eutropios, a reader. Tigrios had been a slave in his youth and was a eunuch; but once he was freed he had given his life selflessly to the service of the Church. The governor, Optatius, had Tigrios viciously tortured, then sent him into exile in Mesopotamia, where he died in captivity. Eutropios, another pure and holy servant of the Church, was flogged with whips and rods, then hanged. Christians carrying his body for burial heard a beautiful angelic chanting in the sky above them.