(EP 28) 10TH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW

10th Sunday of Matthew, Myron the Martyr of Cyzicus, Straton, Philip, Eutychian, & Cyprian the Martyrs of Nicomedea, Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary, Demetrios the New, Righteous-Martyr of Samaria, Eutychios, Eutychianos and Kassiani the siblings, Paul, Juliana, and those martyred with them (the executioners)

ST. PAUL'S FIRST LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS 1:10-17

MATTHEW 17:14-23

At that time, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before him said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him." And Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move hence to yonder place, ' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting." As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, an