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Daily Readings
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Tuesday, 16th April 2024 --- 8 Baramoudah 1740
Readings for Friday of first week of fifty Joyous Days
Vespers
Vespers Psalm
From the Psalms of our teacher David the prophet.
May his blessings be with us all.
Psalms 12 : 4 - 5
Chapter 12
| 4 | Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; Who is lord over us?"
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| 5 | "For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he yearns."
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Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Our Lord God, Savior, and King of us all, Jesus Christ, the Living Son of God to whom be glory forever.
Amen.
Vespers Gospel
Stand in the fear of God and listen to the Holy Gospel.
A reading from the Gospel according to our teacher Saint Luke the Evangelist.
May His Blessings be with us all.
Luke 4 : 38 - 42
Chapter 4
| 38 | Now He arose from the synagogue and entered Simon's house. But Simon's wife's mother was sick with a high fever, and they made request of Him concerning her.
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| 39 | So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them.
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| 40 | When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them.
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| 41 | And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, "You are the Christ, the Son of God!" And He, rebuking them, did not allow them to speak, for they knew that He was the Christ.
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| 42 | Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them;
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And Glory be to God forever.
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Matins
Matins Psalm
From the Psalms of our teacher David the prophet.
May his blessings be with us all.
Psalms 106 : 47 - 47
Chapter 106
| 47 | Save us, O LORD our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise.
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Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Our Lord God, Savior, and King of us all, Jesus Christ, the Living Son of God to whom be glory forever.
Amen.
Matins Gospel
Stand in the fear of God and listen to the Holy Gospel.
A reading from the Gospel according to our teacher Saint Luke the Evangelist.
May His Blessings be with us all.
Luke 20 : 27 - 39
Chapter 20
| 27 | Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,
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| 28 | saying: "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.
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| 29 | Now there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and died without children.
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| 30 | And the second took her as wife, and he died childless.
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| 31 | Then the third took her, and in like manner the seven also; and they left no children, and died.
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| 32 | Last of all the woman died also.
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| 33 | Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife."
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| 34 | Jesus answered and said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
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| 35 | But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;
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| 36 | nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
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| 37 | But even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'
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| 38 | For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him."
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| 39 | Then some of the scribes answered and said, "Teacher, You have spoken well."
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And Glory be to God forever.
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Liturgy Gospel
Paulines Epistle
Paul, the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed to the Gospel of God.
A reading from the Epistle of our teacher Paul to the Hebrews .
May his blessings be upon us.
Amen.
Hebrews 13 : 10 - 21
Chapter 13
| 10 | We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.
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| 11 | For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp.
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| 12 | Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
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| 13 | Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.
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| 14 | For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come.
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| 15 | Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
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| 16 | But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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| 17 | Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.
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| 18 | Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably.
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| 19 | But I especially urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
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| 20 | Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
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| 21 | make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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The grace of God the Father be with you all.
Amen.
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Catholic Epistle
A Reading from Epistle 1 of St. Peter .
May his blessing be upon us.
Amen.
1 Peter 1 : 25 - 2 : 10
Chapter 1
| 25 | But the word of the LORD endures forever." Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.
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Chapter 2
| 1 | Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,
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| 2 | as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,
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| 3 | if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
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| 4 | Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,
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| 5 | you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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| 6 | Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame."
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| 7 | Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,"
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| 8 | and "A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense." They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
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| 9 | But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
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| 10 | who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
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Do not love the world or the things in the world.
The world passes away, and its desires; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Amen.
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Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of our fathers the apostles, may their blessings be with us.
Acts 13 : 34 - 42
Chapter 13
| 34 | And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He has spoken thus: "I will give you the sure mercies of David.'
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| 35 | Therefore He also says in another Psalm: "You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.'
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| 36 | "For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption;
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| 37 | but He whom God raised up saw no corruption.
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| 38 | Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins;
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| 39 | and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
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| 40 | Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the prophets come upon you:
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| 41 | "Behold, you despisers, Marvel and perish! For I work a work in your days, A work which you will by no means believe, Though one were to declare it to you."'
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| 42 | So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.
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The word of the Lord shall grow, multiply, be mighty, and be confirmed, in the holy Church of God.
Amen.
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Divine Psalm
Stand in the fear of God and listen to the Holy Gospel.
A reading from the Gospel according to our teacher Saint John the Evangelist.
May His Blessings be with us all. Amen.
From the Psalms of our teacher David the prophet, and the Good King.
May his blessings be with us all.
Psalms 107 : 1 - 2
Chapter 107
| 1 | Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
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| 2 | Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
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Hallelujah.
Divine Gospel
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Our Lord God, Savior, and King of us all, Jesus Christ, the Living Son of God to whom be glory forever.
Amen.
Mark 16 : 2 - 8
Chapter 16
| 2 | Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
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| 3 | And they said among themselves, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?"
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| 4 | But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away--for it was very large.
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| 5 | And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.
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| 6 | 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.
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| 7 | 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."
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| 8 | 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.
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And Glory be to God forever.
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Not to be read in the Church during this time of the year.
Synaxarium
Day 8 of the Blessed Coptic Month of Baramoudah, may God make it always received, year after year, with reassurance and tranquility, while our sins after forgiven by the tender mercies of our God my fathers and brothers.
Amen.
The Eighth Day of the Blessed Month of Baramoudah
Martyrdom of the Holy Virgins : Agape,
Eirene, and Shiona
On this day the three holy virgins:
Agape, Eirene, and Shiona (Susinia) were martyred. They were from Thessalonica,
and worshipped Christ as their parents. They chose the life of chastity
and they agreed to devote themselves to the ascetic life. They fasted and
prayed unceasingly, visited the convents often and participated with the
virgins in their prayers and asceticism. When Maximianus the infidel, reigned,
he restored the worship of the idols and shed the blood of many Christians. These saints were afraid and they fled to the mountain
and hid themselves in a cave devoting themselves to their worship and asceticism.
Every week, an aged Christian woman visited them bringing all things needed
and took the work of their hands to sell it, and distributed the remainder
as alms to the poor. One day a malicious person observed the frequent visits
of this old woman to the mountain, he followed her secretly until he knew
the cave that she entered. He hid himself so she did not see him on her
way back, and he thought that she was hiding precious things in it. After
she left the cave by a distance he entered the cave and he found the precious
pearls the prides of the Christ standing praying. He bound them, dragged
them away, and brought them to the Governor of Thessalonica. He asked them about their faith, they confessed that they were Christians worshipping
that Who was Crucified. The Governor became wrath with them, tortured them
much, then cast them into the fire, and they delivered up their souls and
received the crown of martyrdom.
May their prayers be with us. Amen.
Martyrdom of the One Hundred and Fifty
believers by the hand of the King of Persia
On this day also is the
commemoration of the incident of the martyrdom of one hundred and fifty
believers by the king of Persia. This king besieged Christian cities which
were near the borders of his country, and captured many of them. When they
refused to worship the sun and the stars, he commanded to cut off their
heads, and they received the crowns of martyrdom.
May their prayers be with us and glory be to God forever. Amen.
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Acknowledgement
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