Saturday, June 21, 2025
Martyr Julian of Tarsus; Our Holy Fathers Julius and Julian (5th c.); Terentios, Bishop of Iconium
Saturday of the 2nd week after Pentecost
Tone 8. Apostles Fast: fish, wine and oil allowed. What this means
The Epistle
Romans 3:19–24
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
The Gospel
Matthew 7:1–8
Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Commemorated today
- Martyr Julian of Tarsus
- Terentios, Bishop of Iconium
- Nikitas the New Martyr of Nisyros
- Our Holy Fathers Julius and Julian (5th c.)
Hymns and lives of the saints are on the Online Chapel of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.