Saturday June 13, 2026 / May 31, 2026
2nd Week after Pentecost. Tone eight.
Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed
Apostle Hermes of the Seventy (1st c.).
Martyr Hermias at Comana (160).
New Hieromartyr Archpriest Philosoph Ornatsky with his sons Boris and Nicholas, in St. Petersburg (1918).
New Hieromartyrs Hierotheus, bishop of Nikolsk (1928), and his friend Hieroschemamonk Seraphim (Nikolsky) (1923).
Martyr Philosophus at Alexandria (252).
Martyr Marus the Magician who was converted on witnessing the martyrdom of Hermias.
Five Martyrs of Ascalon (Greek).
Martyrs Eusebius and Charalampus (Greek).
St. Eustathius, patriarch of Constantinople (1025).
Finding of the relics of New Martyr Nicholas the Deacon of Lesbos.
Translation of the relics (1591) of St. Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow (1569), to Solovki.
St. Philotheus, metropolitan of Tobolsk (1727).
The Scripture Readings
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Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
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Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
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But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,
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even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;
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for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
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being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
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whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,
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to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Matthew 7:1-8
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Judge not, that you be not judged.
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For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
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And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?
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Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye?
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Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
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Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.
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Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
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For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.