Saturday August 2, 2025 / July 20, 2025
8th Week after Pentecost. Tone six.
Holy Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah) (9th c. B.C.).
Venerable Abramius of Galich or Chukhloma Lake (1375), disciple of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh.
Uncovering of the relics of St. Athanasius, abbot, of Brest-Litovsk (1649).
New Hieromartyrs Constantine and Nicholas priests (1918).
Priest Philosoph Ornalsky and those with him (1918), Juvenal, deacon (1919).
New Hieromartyrs Alexander, George, John, John, Sergius and Theodore priests, Hieromartyrs Tykhon, George, Cosmas and Martyrs Euphimius and Peter (1930).
New Hieromartyr Alexis priest (1938).
New Hieromartyr Theodore (1941).
St. Alexis Medvedkov, archpriest of Ugine (1934), Elias Fondaminskii (1942), Priest Demetrius Klepinine (1944), George Skobtsov (1944), and Nun Maria (Skobtsova) (1945), of Paris.
“Galich-Chukhlomsk” “Tenderness” (1350), “Abalatsk” (“Sign”) (1637) and Orshansk (1631) Icons of the Mother of God.
Righteous Aaron the High Priest, brother of Prophet Moses the God-Seer.
Sts. Elias and Flavius, confessors, patriarchs of Jerusalem and Antioch (518).
St. Ilia the Righteous (1907) (Georgia).
St. Ethelwida, widow of King Alfred the Great (9th c.) (Celtic & British).
New Martyrs Lydia, and with her, soldiers Alexei and Cyril (1928).
Venerables Leontius (14 c.) and Sabbas (1392) of Stromyn.
Martyr Salome of Jerusalem and Kartli, who suffered under the Persians (13th c.) (Georgia).
The Scripture Readings
Luke 4:22-30 Matins Gospel
22
So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”
23
He said to them, “You will surely say this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.’ ”
24
Then He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.
25
But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;
26
but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
27
And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.
28
So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
29
and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff.
30
Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.
James 5:10-20 Epistle, Prophet
10
My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience.
11
Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord-that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
12
But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment.
13
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.
14
Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15
And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
16
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
17
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
18
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
19
Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,
20
let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
Luke 4:22-30 Gospel, Prophet
22
So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”
23
He said to them, “You will surely say this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.’ ”
24
Then He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.
25
But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;
26
but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
27
And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.
28
So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
29
and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff.
30
Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.
1
Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.
2
Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.
3
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.
4
For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.
5
Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake.
6
For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing.
7
Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.
8
Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
9
For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
10
Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
30
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.
31
Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
32
Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
33
Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
34
Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
36
But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
37
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.