Thursday, October 14, 2027
Ven. Parasceva of Serbia; Holy Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius, and Celsus of Milan (1st c.); Saint Cosmas the Hymnographer (8th c.)
Thursday of the 17th week after Pentecost
Tone 7. No fast. What this means
The Epistle
Ephesians 4:14–17
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
The Gospel
Luke 9:7–11
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; 8And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. 9And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
10And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.
Commemorated today
- Ven. Parasceva of Serbia
- Praised Ignatius, Archbishop of Methymna
- Holy Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius, and Celsus of Milan (1st c.)
- Saint Cosmas the Hymnographer (8th c.)
- Saint Nicholas the Pious (Sviatosha), Prince of Chernigov (1143)
Hymns and lives of the saints are on the Online Chapel of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.