## [Apostle Jude the Brother of the Lord - 19 June](
Apostle Jude the Brother of the Lord
The Holy Apostle Jude, one of the twelve apostles of Christ, is descended from King David and Solomon, and was the son of Righteous Joseph the Betr...
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Divinely we praise you, O Jude, as a faithful witness,
knowing you to be the brother of Christ.
You trampled on delusion,
and so preserved the faith.
Today as we celebrate your holy memory,
by your intercessions we receive remission of sins.
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You were chosen as a disciple for your firmness of mind:
An unshakable pillar of the Church of Christ,
you proclaimed His word to the Gentiles,
telling them to believe in one Godhead.
You were glorified by Him, receiving the grace of healing,
healing the ills of all who came to you,
O most praised Apostle Jude!
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## [“Bogolyubov” Icon of the Mother of God - 18 June](
“Bogolyubov” Icon of the Mother of God
The Bogolyubov Icon of the Mother of God, one of the most ancient wonderworking icons of Russia, was painted in the twelfth century at the request ...
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Today the Virgin appears before her Son,
stretching out her hands toward Him;
the Holy Prince Andrew
rejoices,
and the land of Russia celebrates with him,
for the Theotokos prays unceasingly to God for us.
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# [Scripture Readings for Thursday, 18 June 2026 (OCA)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/18)
## [Epistle reading for the 3rd Thursday after Pentecost (Romans 8:22-27)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/18/1)
> For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
## [Gospel reading for the 3rd Thursday after Pentecost (Matthew 10:23-31)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/18/2)
> When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes. A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household! Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
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## [Martyrs Leontius, Hypatius, and Theodulus at Tripoli in Syria - 18 June](
Martyrs Leontius, Hypatius, and Theodulus at Tripoli in Syria
The Holy Martyrs Leontius, Hypatius, and Theodulus were Roman soldiers. The holy Martyr Leontius, a Greek by origin, served as a military-chief in ...
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Girded with divine strength you triumphed in your contest,
O Leontius, the Savior’s trophy-bearer.
You sprang into the contest like a lion,
and destroyed the enemy’s might.
O glorious martyr, entreat Christ our God to grant us his great mercy!
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You confounded the wicked plans of tyrants
and exposed the godless worship of the pagan Greeks.
You illumined all mankind with the knowledge of God by your teachings of true piety, divinely-wise martyr.
Therefore, Leontius, we lovingly honor your memory.
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# [Scripture Readings for Wednesday, 17 June 2026 (OCA)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/17)
## [Epistle reading for the 3rd Wednesday after Pentecost (Romans 8:2-13)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/17/1)
> For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors – not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
## [Gospel reading for the 3rd Wednesday after Pentecost (Matthew 10:16-22)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/17/2)
> Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
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## [Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael, of Persia - 17 June](
Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael, of Persia
The Holy Martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ismael, brothers by birth, were descended from an illustrious Persian family. Their father was a pagan, but thei...
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O godly champions and opponents of impiety, divinely-in
spired Manouḗl, wondrous Ishmaḗl, and Sabél,
you proclaimed Christ, the Son of God courageously,
and you shed your blood for Him.
Do not cease imploring Him to save our souls.
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(Podoben: “You appeared today...”)The three divine Martyrs of Persia took up the Cross, and did not display cowardice,
but in the arena,
they proclaimed the One God in three Persons.
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## [Martyrs Tigrius the Presbyter and Eutropius the Reader, of Constantinople - 16 June](
Martyrs Tigrius the Presbyter and Eutropius the Reader, of Constantinople
Hieromartyr Tigrius the Presbyter and the Martyr Eutropius the Reader were contemporaries of Saint John Chrysostom (November 13) and were among his...
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Your holy martyrs Tigrius and Eutropius, O Lord,
through their sufferings have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God.
For having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries,
and shattered the powerless boldness of demons.
Through their intercessions, save our souls!
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# [Scripture Readings for Tuesday, 16 June 2026 (OCA)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/16)
## [Epistle reading for the 3rd Tuesday after Pentecost (Romans 7:14-8:2)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/16/1)
> For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God – through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin. There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
## [Gospel reading for the 3rd Tuesday after Pentecost (Matthew 10:9-15)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/16/2)
> Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts, nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food. Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out. And when you go into a household, greet it. If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet. Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!
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## [Saint Tikhon, Bishop of Amathus in Cyprus - 16 June](
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/16/101738-saint-tikhon-bishop-of-amathus-in-cyprus)
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God called you to the sacred priesthood
as a worthy servant of the Holy Trinity.
You shone forth with the grace of godliness
strengthening the Church by many miracles.
Righteous Tikhon, entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.
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(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”)Through your ascetic labors, you shone forth, O beloved of God,
and received from on high the power of the Comforter
to destroy the idols of delusion,
and to save people,
to cast out demons and to heal the sick.
Therefore, venerable Tikhon,
we honor you as a friend of God.
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## [Translation of the relics of Saint Theodore the Sykeote - 15 June](
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/15/101733-translation-of-the-relics-of-saint-theodore-the-sykeote)
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You were sanctified from your earliest childhood
and were shown to be filled with grace.
You illumined the world with miracles
and drove away a multitude of demons, O Holy Hierarch Theodore.
Therefore, entreat the Lord on our behalf.
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# [Scripture Readings for Monday, 15 June 2026 (OCA)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/15)
## [Epistle reading for the 3rd Monday after Pentecost (Romans 7:1-13)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/15/1)
> Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives? For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband. So then if, while her husband lives, she marries another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so that she is no adulteress, though she has married another man. Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another – to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God. For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.” But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart from the law sin was dead. I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died. And the commandment, which was to bring life, I found to bring death. For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me. Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good. Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.
## [Gospel reading for the 3rd Monday after Pentecost (Matthew 9:36-10:8)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/15/2)
> But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
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## [Prophet Amos - 15 June](
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/15/101724-prophet-amos)
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We celebrate the memory
of Your prophet Amos, O Lord;
through him we entreat You,
"Save our souls."
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Having purified your heart spiritually, O glorious Prophet Amos,
you received the gift of prophecy from on high
and proclaimed to all:
“This is our God and beside Him there is no other.”
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## [Saint Mstislav (George), Prince of Novgorod - 14 June](
Saint Mstislav (George), Prince of Novgorod
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# [Scripture Readings for Sunday, 14 June 2026 (OCA)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/14)
## [Vespers reading for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Isaiah 43:9-14)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/14/1)
> Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this, and show us former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear and say, “It is truth.” “You are My witnesses,” says the Lord, “And My servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, nor shall there be after Me. I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no savior. I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, and there was no foreign god among you; therefore you are My witnesses,” says the Lord, “that I am God. Indeed before the day was, I am He; and there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?” Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake I will send to Babylon, and bring them all down as fugitives – the Chaldeans, who rejoice in their ships.
## [Vespers reading for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/14/2)
> But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be affliction, and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. For though in the sight of men they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of himself; like gold in the furnace he tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them. In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will reign over them for ever. Those who trust in him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his elect, and he watches over his holy ones.
## [Vespers reading for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Wisdom of Solomon 5:15-6:3)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/14/3)
> But the righteous live for ever, and their reward is with the Lord; the Most High takes care of them. Therefore they will receive a glorious crown and a beautiful diadem from the hand of the Lord, because with his right hand he will cover them, and with his arm he will shield them. The Lord will take his zeal as his whole armor, and will arm all creation to repel his enemies; he will put on righteousness as a breastplate, and wear impartial justice as a helmet; he will take holiness as a invincible shield, and sharpen stern wrath for a sword, and creation will join with him to fight against the madmen. Shafts of lightning will fly with true aim, and will leap to the target as from a well-drawn bow of clouds, and hailstones full of wrath will be hurled as from a catapult; the water of the sea will rage against them, and rivers will relentlessly overwhelm them; a mighty wind will rise against them, and like a tempest it will winnow them away. Lawlessness will lay waste the whole earth, and evil-doing will overturn the thrones of rulers. Listen therefore, O kings, and understand; learn, O judges of the ends of the earth. Give ear, you that rule over multitudes, and boast of many nations. For your dominion was given you from the Lord, and your sovereignty from the Most High, who will search out your works and inquire into your plans.
## [Matins Gospel reading (Mark 16:1-8)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/14/4)
> Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away – for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples – and Peter – that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.” So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
## [Epistle reading for the All Saints of America (All Saints of Russia). (Hebrews 11:33-12:2)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/14/5)
> who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented – of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
## [Gospel reading for the All Saints of America (All Saints of Russia). (Matthew 4:25-5:12)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/14/6)
> Great multitudes followed Him – from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
## [Epistle reading for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Romans 2:10-16)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/14/7)
> but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For there is no partiality with God. For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.
## [Gospel reading for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Matthew 4:18-23)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/14/8)
> And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” They immediately left their nets and followed Him. Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
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## [Synaxis of the Saints of North America - 14 June](
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/14/49-synaxis-of-the-saints-of-north-america)
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As the bountiful harvest of Your sowing of salvation,
the lands of North America offer to You, O Lord, all the saints who have shone in them.
By their prayers keep the Church and our land in abiding peace
through the Theotokos, O most Merciful One.
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Today the choir of Saints who were pleasing to God in the lands of North America
now stands before us in the Church and invisibly prays to God for us.
With them the angels glorify Him,
and all the saints of the Church of Christ keep festival with them;
and together they all pray for us to the Pre-Eternal God.
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## [Venerable Andronikos, Disciple of Saint Sergius - 13 June](
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/13/101714-venerable-andronikos-disciple-of-saint-sergius)
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Having loved silence from your youth, you came to Mount Makovets, O blessed Andrónikos,
and established a coenobitic Monastery in the earthly city of Moscow;
and now as you rejoice in the abode of the Heavenly City,
pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.
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# [Scripture Readings for Saturday, 13 June 2026 (OCA)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/13)
## [Epistle reading for the 2nd Saturday after Pentecost (Romans 3:19-26)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/13/1)
> Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
## [Gospel reading for the 2nd Saturday after Pentecost (Matthew 7:1-8)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/13/2)
> Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces. Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
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## [Martyr Aquilina of Byblos in Syria - 13 June](
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/13/101712-martyr-aquilina-of-byblos-in-syria)
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Your lamb Aquilina, calls out to You, O Jesus, in a loud voice:
“I love You, my Bridegroom, and in seeking You I endure suffering.
In baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You,
and I died so that I might live with You.
Accept me as a pure sacrifice,
for I have offered myself in love.”
Through her prayers save our souls, since You are merciful.
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You ascended to the heights through martyrdom, all-honorable Aquilina,
having purified your soul through the virtues of your virginity.
You were wounded with love for Christ your bridegroom,
before whom you stand rejoicing with the angels;
together with them unceasingly pray for us all.
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## [Venerable Arsenius, Abbot of Konevits - 12 June](
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/12/101700-venerable-arsenius-abbot-of-konevits)
🎶troparion🎶
Aflame with divine love, you cast aside worldly passions from your soul,
by the narrow path of fasting;
you walked in Christ's footsteps with a steadfast spirit, O most blessed Arsenios,
and from Him you received a reward in Heaven for your labors.
Remember us who venerate your holy memory, crying out:
"Glory to Him Who gave you strength.
Glory to Him Who crowned you.
Glory to Him Who, through you, grants healing to all."
🎶kontakion🎶
The Trihypostastic Deity enlightened your heart, O Venerable one,
and you were illumined with virtues;
and Mount Athos, where you received the holy Icon of Christ, the Sun of Righteousness,1
and His most pure Mother as a gift, was lit by the light of your diligence.
You came to an island in Lake Ladoga and established a monastery, most blessed one.
Therefore, coming to you with faith and love, we cry out with joy:
"Rejoice, most radiant lamp, Arsenios, our Father."1Malachi. 4:2
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