Thursday July 31, 2025 / July 18, 2025
8th Week after Pentecost. Tone six.
Martyr Emilian of Silistra in Bulgaria (363).
Martyr Hyacinth of Amastris (4th c.).
New Hieromartyrs Appolinarius (1918).
Venerable John the Long-suffering of the Kiev Caves (1160).
Venerable Pambo, recluse of the Kiev Caves (1241).
Venerable Pambo, hermit of Egypt (386).
Synaxis of All Saints of Kaluga.
Venerable Leontius, abbot of Karikhov (Novgorod) (1492).
“Kaluga” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1892).
St. Frederich, bishop of Utrecht (9th c.) (Neth.).
Martyr Marcel (Greek).
Martyrs Dasius and Maron (Greek).
Sts. Stephen, archbishop of Constantinople (928), and John the Confessor, metropolitan of Chalcedon (9th c.) (Greek).
Great-martyr Athanasius of Klysma, Egypt (4th c.).
Hieromartyr Kozman (1630) (Georgia).
The Scripture Readings
28
But if anyone says to you, “This was offered to idols,” do not eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for conscience’ sake; for “the earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness.”
29
Conscience, I say, not your own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience?
30
But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for the food over which I give thanks?
31
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
32
Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God,
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just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
1
Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.
2
Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.
3
But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
4
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.
5
But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved.
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For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.
7
For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.
24
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
25
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
26
For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
27
For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.
28
Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.
Friday Reading
1 Corinthians 11:8-22
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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.
11
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.
16
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.
22
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.
10
And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
11
Jesus answered and said to them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming first and will restore all things.
12
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.
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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.