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Daily Readings
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Friday, 19th April 2024 --- 11 Baramoudah 1740
Readings for Tuesday 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 92 : 4 - 5
Chapter 92
| 4 | For You, LORD, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands.
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| 5 | O LORD, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep.
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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 John the Evangelist.
May His Blessings be with us all.
John 6 : 15 - 22
Chapter 6
| 15 | Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.
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| 16 | Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
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| 17 | got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
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| 18 | Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing.
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| 19 | So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid.
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| 20 | But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."
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| 21 | Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.
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| 22 | On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except that one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone--
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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 105 : 1 - 3
Chapter 105
| 1 | Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
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| 2 | Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
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| 3 | Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD!
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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 Matthew the Evangelist.
May His Blessings be with us all.
Matthew 28 : 16 - 20
Chapter 28
| 16 | Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.
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| 17 | When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.
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| 18 | And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
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| 19 | 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,
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| 20 | 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.
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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 Romans .
May his blessings be upon us.
Amen.
Romans 5 : 6 - 21
Chapter 5
| 6 | For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
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| 7 | For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.
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| 8 | But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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| 9 | Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
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| 10 | For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
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| 11 | And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
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| 12 | Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned--
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| 13 | (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
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| 14 | Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.
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| 15 | But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.
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| 16 | And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification.
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| 17 | For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
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| 18 | Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.
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| 19 | For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous.
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| 20 | Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,
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| 21 | so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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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 4 : 1 - 11
Chapter 4
| 1 | Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
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| 2 | that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
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| 3 | For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles--when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.
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| 4 | In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.
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| 5 | They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
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| 6 | For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
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| 7 | But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers.
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| 8 | And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins."
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| 9 | Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.
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| 10 | As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
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| 11 | If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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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 10 : 34 - 43
Chapter 10
| 34 | Then Peter opened his mouth and said: "In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.
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| 35 | But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.
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| 36 | The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ--He is Lord of all--
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| 37 | that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:
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| 38 | how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
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| 39 | And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree.
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| 40 | Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly,
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| 41 | not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.
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| 42 | And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead.
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| 43 | To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins."
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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 105 : 3 - 5
Chapter 105
| 3 | Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD!
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| 4 | Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
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| 5 | Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
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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 : 9 - 20
Chapter 16
| 9 | Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons.
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| 10 | She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept.
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| 11 | And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
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| 12 | After that, He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country.
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| 13 | And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.
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| 14 | Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
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| 15 | And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
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| 16 | He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
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| 17 | And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
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| 18 | they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
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| 19 | So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
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| 20 | And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.
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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 11 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 Eleventh Day of the Blessed Month of Baramoudah
Departure of St.Theodora
On this day, the pure and holy mother Theodora,
departed. This holy woman was the only daughter of noble and Christian
parents of Alexandria. Her parents Provided for her costly apparels and
many gold and silver accessories, for they wished to give her in marriage.
This Saint refused that, for she desired in her heart the worship of God
and the strife for His Name's sake. She sold all what her father bought
her, gave to the needy, and then built a church outside the city of Alexandria,
towards the west. Then she went to the holy father Abba Athanasius, the
apostolic (Fourth century), who shaved her hair and made her a nun in one
of the convents outside the city of Alexandria. She devoted herself to
the ascetic life, fought the spiritual fight, and became worthy to see
divine visions, distinguish angels from satan, and know the thoughts of
the minds. Pope Athanasius visited her often and instructed her with his
teachings. When he was exiled, he sent her many letters full of valuable
sermons, and she was steadfast in her strife until the end of her life.
She was contemporary to five Patriarchs: Alexandros, Athanasius, Petros,
Timotheos and Theophilos. She put down many useful sayings, some of them
by the grace that was in her; the others were from what she learned from
those fathers. Once she was asked: "If a man talked to another evil words,
would he silence him, or rebuke him, or close the ears and not listen to
him?" She replied saying: "If a man put in front of you a table with good
and bad foods, you can not say to him "Take this or that for it is harmful
for me,' but you overlook it and eat what you desired, so nothing should
be said to who speak bad words to others but it is enough that the man
does not let his ears enjoy what he is hearing." She was also asked: "How
can the human overcome his enemy Satan?" She answered saying: "With fasting,
prayer, and humility." When she finished her strife, she departed in peace
and was one hundred years old.
May Her prayers be with us. Amen.
Departure of St.John, Bishop of Gaza
This day also marks the
commemoration of the departure of Anba John, Bishop of Gaza.
May His intercession be with us and Glory be to our God forever.
Amen.
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Acknowledgement
Opening page