Romans 6.11-17 (Epistle)

11Tako i vi dakle držite sebe da ste mrtvi grijehu a živi Bogu u Hristu Isusu Gospodu našemu. 12Da ne caruje dakle grijeh u vašemu smrtnom tijelu, da ga slušate u slastima njegovijem; 13Niti dajite udova svojijeh grijehu za oružje nepravde; nego dajite sebe Bogu, kao koji ste živi iz mrtvijeh, i ude svoje Bogu za oružje pravde. 14Jer grijeh neæe vama obladati, jer nijeste pod zakonom nego pod blagodaæu. 15Šta dakle? Hoæemo li griješiti kad nijesmo pod zakonom nego pod blagodaæu? Bože saèuvaj! 16Ne znate li da kome dajete sebe za sluge u poslušanje, sluge ste onoga koga slušate, ili grijeha za smrt, ili poslušanja za pravdu? 17Hvala dakle Bogu što bivši robovi grijehu poslušaste od srca tu nauku kojoj se i predadoste.

Matthew 8.14-23 (Gospel)

14I došavši Isus u dom Petrov vidje taštu njegovu gdje leži i groznica je trese. 15I prihvati je za ruku, i pusti je groznica, i usta, i služaše mu. 16A uveèe dovedoše k njemu bijesnijeh mnogo, i izgna duhove rijeèju, i sve bolesnike iscijeli: 17Da se zbude što je kazao Isaija prorok govoreæi: on nemoæi naše uze i bolesti ponese. 18A kad vidje Isus mnogo naroda oko sebe, zapovjedi uèenicima svojijem da idu na onu stranu. 19I pristupivši jedan književnik reèe mu: uèitelju! ja idem za tobom kud god ti poðeš. 20Reèe njemu Isus: lisice imaju jame i ptice nebeske gnijezda; a sin èovjeèij nema gdje glave zakloniti. 21A drugi od uèenika njegovijeh reèe mu: Gospode! dopusti mi najprije da idem da ukopam oca svojega. 22A Isus reèe njemu: hajde za mnom, a ostavi neka mrtvi ukopavaju svoje mrtvace. 23I kad uðe u laðu, za njim uðoše uèenici njegovi.

Martyr Leontius, and with him Martyrs Hypatius and Theodoulos, at Tripoli in Syria (73)

An honored Roman commander in Tripoli of Phoenicia, he was described as being ‘of great physical stature, powerful, strong and bold in battle’. When it was learned that he was a Christian and had given grain to the poor from the imperial storehouse, the governor Hadrian, a great persecutor of Christians, sent Hypatius, a military commander, and Theodoulus, a soldier, along with some others to arrest him. On the way Hypatius fell gravely ill with a fever, and the company had to delay its mission. One night an angel of the Lord appeared to Hypatius and said, ‘If you desire to be healed, you and your soldiers must cry to heaven three times: “O God of Leontius, help me!”’. Hypatius told his comrades of his vision, and when they all cried out as instructed Hypatius was instantly healed. Hypatius and Theodoulos then went on ahead of the other soldiers and found Leontius. Leontius received them hospitably and offered them refreshment. As they rested in his house, he proclaimed his faith in Christ and their hearts began to burn within them. While Leontius was still speaking, a bright cloud descended upon the two soldiers and shed dew on them while Leontius said ‘In the name of the All-holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.’ Thus were they baptized by the Holy Spirit Himself.

When the cruel Hadrian discovered this, he had the two soldiers beaten fiercely, then beheaded; he then subjected Leontius to the cruelest tortures, under which he finally died, unwavering in his faith. This was during the reign of Vespasian.