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Daily Readings
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Monday, 1st September 2014 --- 26 Misra 1730
Readings for Monday, 1st September 2014 --- 26 Misra 1730
Vespers
Vespers Psalm
From the Psalms of our teacher David the prophet.
May his blessings be with us all.
Psalms 31 : 23,19
Chapter 31
| 23 | Oh, love the LORD, all you His saints! For the LORD preserves the faithful, And fully repays the proud person.
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| 19 | Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men!
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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 Matthew the Evangelist.
May His Blessings be with us all.
Matthew 10 : 24 - 33
Chapter 10
| 24 | "A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
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| 25 | It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household!
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| 26 | Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.
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| 27 | "Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.
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| 28 | And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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| 29 | Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.
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| 30 | But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
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| 31 | Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
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| 32 | "Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.
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| 33 | But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
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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 145 : 10,11,19,20
Chapter 145
| 10 | All Your works shall praise You, O LORD, And Your saints shall bless You.
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| 11 | They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, And talk of Your power,
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| 19 | He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.
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| 20 | The LORD preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.
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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 John the Evangelist.
May His Blessings be with us all.
John 12 : 20 - 26
Chapter 12
| 20 | Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast.
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| 21 | Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."
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| 22 | Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
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| 23 | But Jesus answered them, saying, "The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.
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| 24 | Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.
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| 25 | He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
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| 26 | If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.
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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 8 : 14 - 27
Chapter 8
| 14 | For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
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| 15 | For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father."
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| 16 | The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
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| 17 | and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
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| 18 | For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
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| 19 | For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.
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| 20 | For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope;
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| 21 | because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
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| 22 | For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.
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| 23 | Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.
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| 24 | For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?
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| 25 | But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
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| 26 | Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
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| 27 | Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
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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 2 : 11 - 17
Chapter 2
| 11 | Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,
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| 12 | having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
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| 13 | Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether to the king as supreme,
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| 14 | or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.
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| 15 | For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men--
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| 16 | as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.
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| 17 | Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
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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 19 : 11 - 20
Chapter 19
| 11 | Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul,
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| 12 | so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.
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| 13 | Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches."
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| 14 | Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.
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| 15 | And the evil spirit answered and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?"
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| 16 | Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
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| 17 | This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
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| 18 | And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds.
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| 19 | Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver.
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| 20 | So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.
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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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Synaxarium
Day 26 of the Blessed Coptic Month of Misra, 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 Twenty-Sixth Day of the Blessed Month of Misra
Martyrdom of St.Moses (Moisees) and his
Sister Sarah
On this day, St. Moses (Moisees)
and his righteous sister Sarah, were martyred. They were born to rich,
Christian parents. When their parents departed, St.Moisees wanted to give
his sister in marriage, and to hand over to her all their possessions,
and to go and become a monk. She answered him and said, "If you would get
married first, then I also can get married." He said, "I have committed
many sins, and I want to become a monk to blot out my sins. I can not attend
to the marriage and the salvation of my soul at the same time." She answered
him saying, "O my brother, how can you cast me to the snares of this transitory
world, while you seek to save your own soul?" He said, "Whatever you wish,
I will do." She said, "What you do for your self, I likewise will do for
myself." When he saw her strong determination, he dispersed all their money
to the poor and the needy. He took his sister to a convent for virgins,
which was outside Alexandria. He also entered one of the monasteries for
men. They did not see each other for ten years. When Emperor Decius incited
persecution against the Christians, during the papacy of Pope Demetrius,
the twelfth Patriarch of Alexandria, many were martyred. St. Moses (Moisees)
sent to his sister Sarah to bid her farewell and to inform her that he
wished to shed his blood in the Name of the Lord Christ. She rose up immediately
and asked the abbess to release her. After she took the blessings
of her sisters the nuns, she joined her brother on his way to Alexandria.
They confessed the Lord Christ before the governor. After they had been
tortured severely, their heads were cut off, and they received the crowns
of martyrdom.
May their prayers be with us. Amen.
Martyrdom of St.Agabius, the Soldier,
and his Sister Thecla
On this day also, St. Agabius,
the Soldier, and his pious sister Thecla, were martyred. They lived during
the time of Julian the Infidel, and they confessed the Lord Christ before
him. He cast them to the lions, and they received the crowns of martyrdom.
May their prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. 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 149 : 5,9
Chapter 149
| 5 | Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds.
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| 9 | To execute on them the written judgment--This honor have all His saints. Praise the LORD!
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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.
Luke 21 : 12 - 19
Chapter 21
| 12 | But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake.
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| 13 | But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony.
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| 14 | Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer;
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| 15 | for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.
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| 16 | You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death.
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| 17 | And you will be hated by all for My name's sake.
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| 18 | But not a hair of your head shall be lost.
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| 19 | By your patience possess your souls.
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And Glory be to God forever.
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Acknowledgement
Opening page