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Daily Readings
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Saturday, 28th March 2015 --- 19 Baramhat 1731
Readings for Saturday of sixth week of Great Lent
Matins
Matins Psalm
From the Psalms of our teacher David the prophet.
May his blessings be with us all.
Psalms 79 : 8 - 9
Chapter 79
| 8 | Oh, do not remember former iniquities against us! Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us, For we have been brought very low.
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| 9 | Help us, O God of our salvation, For the glory of Your name; And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins, For Your name's sake!
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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 9 : 1 - 8
Chapter 9
| 1 | So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.
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| 2 | Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."
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| 3 | And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, "This Man blasphemes!"
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| 4 | But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
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| 5 | For which is easier, to say, "Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, "Arise and walk'?
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| 6 | But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"--then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."
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| 7 | And he arose and departed to his house.
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| 8 | Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
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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 Ephesians .
May his blessings be upon us.
Amen.
Ephesians 4 : 1 - 7
Chapter 4
| 1 | I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
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| 2 | with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,
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| 3 | endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
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| 4 | There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;
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| 5 | one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
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| 6 | one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
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| 7 | But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift.
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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 : 13 - 21
Chapter 1
| 13 | Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
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| 14 | as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance;
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| 15 | but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,
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| 16 | because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy."
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| 17 | And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear;
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| 18 | knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,
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| 19 | but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
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| 20 | He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you
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| 21 | who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
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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 27 : 9 - 26
Chapter 27
| 9 | Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,
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| 10 | saying, "Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives."
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| 11 | Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul.
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| 12 | And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to set sail from there also, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete opening toward the southwest and northwest, and winter there.
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| 13 | When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their desire, putting out to sea, they sailed close by Crete.
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| 14 | But not long after, a tempestuous head wind arose, called Euroclydon.
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| 15 | So when the ship was caught, and could not head into the wind, we let her drive.
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| 16 | And running under the shelter of an island called Clauda, we secured the skiff with difficulty.
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| 17 | When they had taken it on board, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing lest they should run aground on the Syrtis Sands, they struck sail and so were driven.
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| 18 | And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship.
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| 19 | On the third day we threw the ship's tackle overboard with our own hands.
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| 20 | Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up.
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| 21 | But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss.
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| 22 | And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
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| 23 | For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
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| 24 | saying, "Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.'
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| 25 | Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me.
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| 26 | However, we must run aground on a certain island."
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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 19 of the Blessed Coptic Month of Baramhat, 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 Nineteenth Day of the Blessed Month of Baramhat
Martyrdom of St.Aristobulus, the Apostle
On this day St. Aristobulus,
one of the seventy apostles that was chosen and sent to preach by the Lord
before His passion, was martyred. He received along with the disciples
the gifts of the Spirit the comforter, accompanied, ministered to them
and preached with them the Life-giving Gospel. He turned many to the path
of salvation, believed in the Lord Christ, baptized them and taught them
the Divine commandments. The disciples ordained him bishop for the city
of Abratabias, and he went there, preached it's people, performed many
miracles, taught and baptized them. Many tribulations and humiliation befell
him from the Jews and the Greeks, who threw him out many times, and cast
him with stones. Having finished his strife, he departed in peace. St.
Paul had mentioned him in his Epistle to the Romans
(Ch.16:10).
May his prayers be with us. Amen.
Martyrdom of the Saints Alexander, Agabius,
Alexander, Timol (Timolaos), Dionysius, Romulus, and Blesius (Valesius)
On this day also is the
commemoration of the seven holy martyrs: Alexander the Egyptian, Agabius
and Alexander from the city of Gaza, Timol (Timolaos) from Pontus, Dionysius
from the city of Tripoli, and Romulus, and Blesius (Valesius) from the
villages of Egypt. These men were joined together with the Christian love,
and they came to the Governor of Caesarea, Palestine, and confessed before
him the Lord Christ. They all were martyred and received the crown of martyrdom
during the days of Diocletian.
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 32 : 1 - 2
Chapter 32
| 1 | Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
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| 2 | Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
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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 10 : 46 - 52
Chapter 10
| 46 | Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging.
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| 47 | And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
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| 48 | Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
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| 49 | So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. Then they called the blind man, saying to him, "Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you."
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| 50 | And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.
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| 51 | So Jesus answered and said to him, "What do you want Me to do for you?" The blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, that I may receive my sight."
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| 52 | Then Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.
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And Glory be to God forever.
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Acknowledgement
Opening page