Tuesday June 9, 2026 / May 27, 2026
2nd Week after Pentecost. Tone eight.
Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Oil Allowed
Hieromartyr Therapon, bishop of Sardis (259).
Translation of the relics (1667) of Venerable Nilus of Stolben Island (1554).
Venerable Therapontes, abbot of Byelozersk (White Lake) (1426).
Translation of the relics (1472) of Sts. Cyprian (1406), Photius (1431), and Jonah (1461), metropolitans of Kiev.
Venerable Therapontes, abbot of Monza (1597).
St. John the Russian, whose relics are on the island of Euboea (1730).
Virgin-martyr Theodora and Martyr Didymus the Soldier of Alexandria (304).
Martyr Julius the Veteran at Dorostolum, Moesia (302) (Romania).
Venerable Bede the Venerable (735) (Celtic & British).
Venerable Michael of Parekhi (8th-9th c.) (Georgia).
St. Basil of Khakhuli, son of King Bagrat III (11th c.) (Georgia).
Martyr Eusebiotus (Greek).
Martyr Alypius (Greek).
The Scripture Readings
Matthew 11:27-30 Matins Gospel
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All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
28
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
Romans 4:4-12
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Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.
5
But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,
6
just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:
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Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered;
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Blessed is the man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin.”
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Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
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How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised.
11
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also,
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and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised.
Matthew 7:15-21
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Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
16
You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?
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Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
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A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
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Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
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Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Ephesians 6:10-17 St. John
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Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
11
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
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Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
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Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
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and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
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And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
Luke 12:2-12 St. John
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Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.
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But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
10
And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.
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Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say.
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For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.