Friday July 24, 2026 / July 11, 2026
8th Week after Pentecost. Tone six.
Fast. Food with Oil
Commemoration of the Miracle (451) of Great-martyr Euphemia the All-praised, of Chalcedon (304).
Blessed Equal-to-the-Apostles Olga, princess of Russia, in holy baptism called Helen (969).
Uncovering of the relics of Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), bishop of Verey (1998).
Hieromartyr Cindeus of Pamphylia (3rd-4th c.).
“Rzevsk” or “Okovetsk” (1539) and “Borkolabsky” Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos.
“Rudensk” (1687) Icon of the Mother of God.
Venerable Nicodemus of Hilandar and Vatopedi, Mt. Athos (14th c.) (Greek).
New Martyr Venerable Nicodemus of Elbasan and Mt. Athos (1722) (Greek).
Uncovering of the relics of the Monk Arkadius of Vyazemsk and Novotorzhsk (1677).
New Martyr Nectarius of St. Anne’s Skete, Mt. Athos (1820) (Greek).
Venerable Leo, monk, of Mandra (Greek).
Martyrs Januarius and Pelagia of Nicopolis in Armenia (310).
New Hiero-martyrs Momcilo Grgurevic, Dobroslav Blazenovic, Milan Bozic, Mihailo Djusic, Jovan Zecevic, Bozidar Jovic, Bogdan Lalic, Trifun Maksimovic, Velimir Mijatovic, Bozidar Minic, Miladin Minic, Marko Popovic, Dimitrije Rajanovic, Budimir Sokolovic, Relja Spahic, Lazar Culibrk, Savo Siljac, Savo Skaljka, Milorad Vukojicic, Ratomir Jankovic, Mihailo Jevdjevic, Dusan Prijovic, Dobrosav Sokovic, Nestor Trkulja, Serafim Dzaric, Andrija Siljak, Slobodan Siljak, and Jovan Rapajic of Serbia (1941-1945) (Serbia).
St. Drostan of Old Deer and Aberdeen (6th c.) (Celtic & British).
The Scripture Readings
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For man is not from woman, but woman from man.
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Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.
10
For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
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Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord.
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For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; but all things are from God.
13
Judge among yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
14
Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
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But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.
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But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.
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Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.
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For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
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For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.
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Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper.
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For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk.
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What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.
Matthew 17:10-18
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And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
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Jesus answered and said to them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming first and will restore all things.
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But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.
13
Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist.
14
And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying,
15
Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
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So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.
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Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.”
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And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.
2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Saints
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We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
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For He says: In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
3
We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed.
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But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses,
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in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings;
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by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
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by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
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by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;
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as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not killed;
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as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
Luke 7:36-50 Saints
36
Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat.
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And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil,
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and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.
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Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”
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And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” So he said, “Teacher, say it.”
41
There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
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And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?
43
Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.” And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.”
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Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.
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You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in.
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You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.
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Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.
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Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
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And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
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Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”