Sunday August 3, 2025 / July 21, 2025
8th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone seven.
Prophet Ezekiel (6th c. B.C.).
Venerable Symeon of Emesa, fool-for-Christ (590), and his fellow faster Venerable John.
Synaxis of saints of Smolensk (movable holiday on the Sunday before July 28th).
New Hieromartyr Peter priest (1938).
Uncovering of the relics of St. Romanus Medved’ the Confessor, priest (1999).
New Hieromartyrs Simo Banjac and Milan Stojisavljevic and his son Martyr Milan of Glamoc, Serbia (1941-1945).
Venerable Onuphrius the Silent of the Kiev Caves (12th c.) and St. Onesimus, recluse of the Kiev Caves (13th c.).
Uncovering of the relics (1649) of Venerable Anna of Kashin (1337).
Martyr Victor of Marseilles.
Martyr Acacius of Constantinople. (Greek).
Venerable Eleutherius of “Dry Hill” (Greek).
St. Parthenius of Radovizlios, bishop (Greek).
St. Anna, mother of Venerable Sabbas the Serbian (Serbia).
Hieromartyr Zoticus of Comana in Armenia (204).
Martyrs Justus, Matthew, and Eugene of the 13 who suffered at Rome together with the Martyrs Trophimus and Theophilus (305).
Martyr Bargabdesian, deacon, at Arbela in Assyria (354)
St. Paul, bishop, and St. John, presbyter, ascetics near Edessa (5th c.).
The Scripture Readings
John 20:11-18 (8th Matins Gospel)
11
But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb.
12
And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
13
Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”
14
Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.
15
Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”
16
Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).
17
Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”
18
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.
10
Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
11
For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.
12
Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.”
13
Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
14
I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,
15
lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name.
16
Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other.
17
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.
18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
14
And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.
15
When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.”
16
But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17
And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
18
He said, “Bring them here to Me.”
19
Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
20
So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained.
21
Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
22
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.