Sunday Readings
Apostolic Reading – 1 Cor 1:10-17
Gospel – Mt 14:14-22
Troparion of the Resurrection (Tone 7)
You destroyed Death by Your cross. You opened paradise to the thief. You changed the weeping of the myrrhbearers and commanded Your apostles to proclaim that You have risen, O Christ God, granting to the world great mercy.
Troparion of the Holy Cross (Tone 1)
O Lord save your people and bless your inheritance, granting peace to the world; and protect your community by the power of your Cross.
Kondakion
O never failing Protectress of Christians and their ever-present intercessor before the Creator, despise not the petitions of us sinners, but in your goodness extend your help to us who call upon you with confidence. Hasten, O Mother of God, to intercede for us, for you have always protected those who honor you.
Prokimenon
The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.
Stichon
Give to the Lord, you sons of God, give to the Lord glory and praise.
Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (1:10-17)
Brethren, I beseech you, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all say the same thing, and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be perfectly united in one mind and one purpose. For I have been informed about you, my brethren, by those of the house of Chloe, that there are quarrels among you. Now this is what I mean: each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.”
Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in Paul’s name? I thank God that I baptized none of you but Crispus and Caius, lest anyone should say that you were baptized in my name. I baptized also the household of Stephanas. I am not aware of having baptized anyone else. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News, not with the skill of eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be made useless.
Alleluia
It is good to give thanks to the Lord; to sing praises to your name, O Most High!
Stichon
To proclaim your kindness at dawn and your faithfulness throughout the night.
The Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew the Evangelist (14:14-22)
At that time when Jesus saw a large crowd, out of compassion for them he cured their sick. Now when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, “This is a desert place and the hour is already late; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.” But Jesus said to them. “They do not need to go away; you yourselves give them some food.” They answered him, “We have here only five loaves and two fishes.” He said to them, “Bring them here to me.” And when he had ordered the crowd to sit down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd. And all ate and were satisfied; and they gathered up what was left over, twelve baskets full of fragments. Now the number of those who had eaten was five thousand men, not counting women and children. And immediately afterwards he made his disciples get into the boat and cross ahead of him, while he dismissed the crowd.