Saturday, June 7, 2025
Memorial Saturday
Saturday of the 7th Sunday of Pascha
Tone 6. No fast. What this means
The Epistle for Departed, variant
1 Corinthians 15:47–57
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Gospel for Departed, variant
John 6:35–39
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 36But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. 37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. 39And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
Commemorated today
- Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Ancyra
- Our Righteous Father Panagis (Paisios) Basias
- Tarasios & John the Martyrs
- Sebastian the Wonderworker
- Zenais the Martyr
- Hieromartyr Marcellinus, pope of Rome (304)
- St Daniel of Skete in Egypt (5th c.)
Hymns and lives of the saints are on the Online Chapel of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.