## [Hieromartyr Timothy, Bishop of Prusa - 10 June](https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/10/101680-hieromartyr-timothy-bishop-of-prusa)  🎶troparion🎶 By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, you became a successor to their throne. Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O divinely inspired one; by rightly dividing the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith, even to the shedding of your blood. O Hieromartyr Timothy entreat Christ God to save our souls. 🎶kontakion🎶 (Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)As one who lived piously among Hierarchs and who underwent martyrdom, O divinely-wise one, you abolished the sacrifices of idolatry and showed yourself to be a protector of your flock. Therefore, we cry fervently to you: “By your intercessions, deliver us from all misfortunes, O Timothy our Father.” #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

## [Venerable Cyril, Igoumen of White Lake - 09 June](https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/09/101671-venerable-cyril-igoumen-of-white-lake)  🎶troparion🎶 You blossomed like a flower in the desert, even as David,1O Father Cyril, uprooting the thorns of evil passions, and there you gathered a multitude of disciples, who were instructed in the fear of God and in your teaching; whom you, as a loving father, did not abandon until death, visiting them that we all may sing: "Glory to Him Who gave you strength. Glory to Him Who crowned you. Glory to Him Who, through you, works healing for all.1A possible reference to Psalm 101 102:15, or perhaps to Psalm 62 63, written when David was in the desert of Idumea. 🎶kontakion🎶 Rejecting pernicious worldly philosophies which dragged you down, O Father, you hastened joyously to the path of heavenly ascent; and there, as you stand with the Saints before the All-Holy Trinity, pray that your flock may be protected from enemies, that we who celebrate your holy repose may cry out to you: "Rejoice, most blessed Cyril, our Father." #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

# [Scripture Readings for Tuesday, 09 June 2026 (OCA)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/09) ## [Epistle reading for the 2nd Tuesday after Pentecost (Romans 4:4-12)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/09/1) > Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin.” Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised. And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also, and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised. ## [Gospel reading for the 2nd Tuesday after Pentecost (Matthew 7:15-21)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/09/2) > Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them. Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Bible #Scripture #Orthodox #Orthostr #Biblestr

## [Saint Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria - 09 June](

Saint Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria

Saint Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria, a distinguished champion of Orthodoxy and a great teacher of the Church, came from an illustrious and pious ...

 🎶troparion🎶 With all reverence let us praise a light of the world, the great orator and champion of the Mother of God. For by his fiery teachings he burned up the heresy of Nestorius; therefore, let us cry out to him: “Divine Cyril, intercede with Christ to strengthen the Orthodox Faith.” 🎶kontakion🎶 You have openly poured out upon us the depth of the teachings of theology, drawing from the well-springs of the Savior; you drowned heresies and saved your flock unharmed from triple waves. Blessed and venerable Cyril, you are shown to be a guide for all lands, revealing things divine #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

## [Hieromartyr Theodore (Tevdore) of Kvelta - 08 June](

Hieromartyr Theodore (Tevdore) of Kvelta

Saint Tevdore was a simple priest who labored in the 16th century in the village of Kvelta. At that time the Ottoman Empire and Persia were locked ...

 🎶troparion🎶 By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, you became a successor to their throne. Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O inspired one of God; by teaching the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith, even to the shedding of your blood. Hieromartyr Theodore, entreat Christ God to save our souls. #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

# [Scripture Readings for Monday, 08 June 2026 (OCA)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/08) ## [Epistle reading for the 2nd Monday after Pentecost (Romans 2:28-3:18)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/08/1) > For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God. What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God. For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect? Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: “That You may be justified in Your words, and may overcome when You are judged.” But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man.) Certainly not! For then how will God judge the world? For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? And why not say, “Let us do evil that good may come”? – as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just. What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin. As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one; there is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one.” “Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they have practiced deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips; whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known.” There is no fear of God before their eyes. ## [Gospel reading for the 2nd Monday after Pentecost (Matthew 6:31-34, 7:9-11)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/08/2) > Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Bible #Scripture #Orthodox #Orthostr #Biblestr

## [Translation of the relics of the Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates - 08 June](

Translation of the relics of the Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates

The Holy Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates suffered for Christ in Heraklea on February 8, 319. At the time of his sufferings the holy Great Martyr ...

 🎶troparion🎶 Truly enlisted with the King of Heaven, you became an outstanding general for Him, passion-bearer Theodore; you armed yourself wisely with the weapons of faith and conquered hordes of demons, revealing yourself as a victorious athlete. Therefore, in faith we always call you blessed. 🎶kontakion🎶 (Podoben: “Seeking the highest...”)With the word of God as a spear in your hand, in courage of soul and armed with faith, you vanquished the enemy, O Theodore, glory of martyrs; with them you unceasingly pray to Christ God for us all. #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

## [Hieromartyr Marcellinus, Pope of Rome, and those with him - 07 June](

Hieromartyr Marcellinus, Pope of Rome, and those with him

Saint Marcellinus was Pope of Rome during the height of the persecution against Christians under Diocletian and Maximian (284-305), when 17,000 men...

🎶troparion🎶 Your holy martyrs 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! #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

# [Scripture Readings for Sunday, 07 June 2026 (OCA)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/07) ## [Vespers reading for the 1st Sunday after Pentecost (Isaiah 43:9-14)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/07/1) > 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 1st Sunday after Pentecost (Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/07/2) > 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 1st Sunday after Pentecost (Wisdom of Solomon 5:15-6:3)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/07/3) > 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 (Matthew 28:16-20)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/07/4) > Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.” ## [Epistle reading for the 1st Sunday after Pentecost (Hebrews 11:33-12:2)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/07/5) > 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 1st Sunday after Pentecost (Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/07/6) > Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. Then Peter answered and said to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?” So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first. #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Bible #Scripture #Orthodox #Orthostr #Biblestr

## [Synaxis of All Saints - 07 June](

Synaxis of All Saints

The Sunday following Pentecost is dedicated to All Saints, both those who are known to us, and those who are known only to God. There have been sai...

 🎶troparion🎶 Adorned in the blood of Your Martyrs throughout all the world, as if clothed in purple and linen, through them Your Church cries out to You, O Christ God: “Bestow Your bounties upon Your people, grant peace to Your habitation, and great mercy to our souls.” 🎶kontakion🎶 (Original Melody)As the first fruits of nature offered to the Planter of all creation, O Lord, the inhabited earth brings the God-bearing Martyrs. By their supplications, and the intercession of the Theotokos, preserve Your Church in profound peace, O greatly Merciful One. #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

## [Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery - 06 June](https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/06/101632-venerable-hilarion-the-new-abbot-of-the-dalmatian-monastery)  🎶troparion🎶 O God of our Fathers, always act with kindness towards us; take not Your mercy from us, but guide our lives in peace through the prayers of the venerable Bessarion and Hilarion the New. 🎶kontakion🎶 You imitated the powers on high, venerable Hilarion, living by example the life of those who take flight. Led by steadfast desire to the heavenly good things of Christ the King, you put passing things from your mind and attained to Him. Entreat Him without ceasing for the sake of us all! #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

# [Scripture Readings for Saturday, 06 June 2026 (OCA)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/06) ## [Epistle reading for the 1st Saturday after Pentecost (Romans 1:7-12)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/06/1) > To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers, making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established – that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. ## [Gospel reading for the 1st Saturday after Pentecost (Matthew 5:42-48)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/06/2) > Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Bible #Scripture #Orthodox #Orthostr #Biblestr

## [Venerable Bessarion, Wonderworker of Egypt - 06 June](https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/06/101631-venerable-bessarion-wonderworker-of-egypt)  🎶troparion🎶 O God of our Fathers, always act with kindness towards us; take not Your mercy from us, but guide our lives in peace through the prayers of the venerable Bessarion and Hilarion the New. 🎶kontakion🎶 You imitated the powers on high, venerable Bessarion, living by example the life of those who take flight. Led by steadfast desire to the heavenly good things of Christ the King, you put passing things from your mind and attained to Him. Entreat Him without ceasing for the sake of us all! #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

## [Martyrs Marcian, Nicander, Hyperechius, Appolonius, Leonidas, Arius, Gorgias, Pambo, Selenia, and Irene of Egypt - 05 June](https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/05/101616-martyrs-marcian-nicander-hyperechius-appolonius-leonidas-arius-g) 🎶troparion🎶 Your holy martyrs 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! #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

# [Scripture Readings for Friday, 05 June 2026 (OCA)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/05) ## [Epistle reading for the 1st Friday after Pentecost (Romans 2:14-29)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/05/1) > 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. Indeed you are called a Jew, and rest on the law, and make your boast in God, and know His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law, and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and truth in the law. You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? You who say, “Do not commit adultery,” do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? You who make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law? For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written. For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. Therefore, if an uncircumcised man keeps the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? And will not the physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the law, judge you who, even with your written code and circumcision, are a transgressor of the law? For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God. ## [Gospel reading for the 1st Friday after Pentecost (Matthew 5:33-41)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/05/2) > Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’. For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Bible #Scripture #Orthodox #Orthostr #Biblestr

## [Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre - 05 June](https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/05/101610-hieromartyr-dorotheus-bishop-of-tyre)  🎶troparion🎶 O Dorotheus, wise hierarch of Christ, you received the light of wisdom as a gift from the Father of lights. You increased the talents given to you and in your old age contested beyond the bounds of nature. And now, O Hieromartyr, you even intercede for our souls! 🎶kontakion🎶 By preaching Orthodox doctrine, O Hieromartyr, you offered yourself as a godly and holy gift. First you excelled in asceticism and then in the contest of martyrdom, attaining the victor’s prize from Christ our God! #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

## [Hieromartyr George of Serbia - 04 June](https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/04/108049-hieromartyr-george-of-serbia) 🎶troparion🎶 By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, you became a successor to their throne. Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O inspired one of God; by teaching the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith, even to the shedding of your blood. Hieromartyr George, entreat Christ God to save our souls. #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

# [Scripture Readings for Thursday, 04 June 2026 (OCA)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/04) ## [Epistle reading for the 1st Thursday after Pentecost (Romans 1:28-2:9)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/04/1) > And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them. Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who “will render to each one according to his deeds”: eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness – indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; ## [Gospel reading for the 1st Thursday after Pentecost (Matthew 5:27-32)](oca.org/readings/daily/2026/06/04/2) > You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. Furthermore it has been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery. #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Bible #Scripture #Orthodox #Orthostr #Biblestr

## [“Surety of Sinners” Icon of the Mother of God of Korets - 04 June](https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/04/101534-surety-of-sinners-icon-of-the-mother-of-god-of-korets)  🎶troparion🎶 To you, the ever-flowing source of mercy and Intercessor for sinners, O Theotokos, we your unworthy servants, bow down in sorrow, crying out: “Save us from our troubles, O Sovereign Lady, and by your maternal intercession ask eternal salvation for all of us.” 🎶kontakion🎶 As the revered dwelling place of the ineffable Divine nature, beyond words and understanding; and an intercessor for sinners, granting grace and healing; as the Mother of Him Who reigns over all, pray to your Son that we may receive mercy on the Day of Judgment. #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint

## [Saint Kevin of Glendalough - 03 June](https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/06/03/100174-saint-kevin-of-glendalough)  🎶troparion🎶 In you, O Father, was preserved with exactness what was according to the image; for you took up the Cross and followed Christ. By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away; but to care for the soul, since it is immortal. Therefore, O Venerable Kevin, your spirit rejoices with the Angels. 🎶kontakion🎶 (Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)Having divinely armed yourself with purity of soul and firmly grasping unceasing prayer as a spear, you have slain the armies of the demons. Therefore, we beseech you, O Father Kevin: “Always intercede for those who honor you.” #Christian #OrthodoxChristian #Orthodox #Orthostr #Saint