Sunday August 2, 2026 / July 20, 2026
9th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone eight.
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
John 20:19-31 (9th Matins Gospel)
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Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
20
When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
21
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
22
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
23
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.
24
Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
25
The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
26
And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!”
27
Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.”
28
And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
29
Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
30
And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;
31
but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
1 Corinthians 3:9-17
9
For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.
10
According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.
11
For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12
Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
13
each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is.
14
If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward.
15
If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
16
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
17
If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
Matthew 14:22-34
22
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.
23
And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.
24
But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
25
Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.
26
And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.
27
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”
28
And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”
29
So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.
30
But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
31
And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
32
And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
33
Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”
34
When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.
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;
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but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
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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.