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Daily Readings
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Sunday, 17th January 2021 --- 9 Tubah 1737
Readings for Second Sunday of Tubah
Vespers
Vespers Psalm
From the Psalms of our teacher David the prophet.
May his blessings be with us all.
Psalms 98 : 3,9
Chapter 98
| 3 | He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
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| 9 | For He is coming to judge the earth. With righteousness He shall judge the world, And the peoples with equity.
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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 14 : 22 - 36
Chapter 14
| 22 | Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.
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| 23 | And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.
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| 24 | But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
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| 25 | Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.
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| 26 | And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear.
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| 27 | But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid."
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| 28 | And Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water."
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| 29 | So He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.
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| 30 | But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"
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| 31 | And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"
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| 32 | And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
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| 33 | Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, "Truly You are the Son of God."
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| 34 | When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.
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| 35 | And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick,
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| 36 | and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.
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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 97 : 1 - 2
Chapter 97
| 1 | The LORD reigns; Let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad!
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| 2 | Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
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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 Mark the Evangelist.
May His Blessings be with us all.
Mark 3 : 7 - 12
Chapter 3
| 7 | But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea
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| 8 | and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him.
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| 9 | So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.
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| 10 | For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him.
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| 11 | And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, "You are the Son of God."
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| 12 | But He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known.
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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 Galatians .
May his blessings be upon us.
Amen.
Galatians 5 : 2 - 10
Chapter 5
| 2 | Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.
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| 3 | And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.
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| 4 | You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
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| 5 | For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
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| 6 | For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.
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| 7 | You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
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| 8 | This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you.
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| 9 | A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
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| 10 | I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.
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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. John .
May his blessing be upon us.
Amen.
1 John 3 : 18 - 24
Chapter 3
| 18 | My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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| 19 | And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
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| 20 | For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
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| 21 | Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.
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| 22 | And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.
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| 23 | And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.
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| 24 | Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
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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 15 : 22 - 29
Chapter 15
| 22 | Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren.
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| 23 | They wrote this letter by them: The apostles, the elders, and the brethren, To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
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| 24 | Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, "You must be circumcised and keep the law"--to whom we gave no such commandment--
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| 25 | it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
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| 26 | men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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| 27 | We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also report the same things by word of mouth.
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| 28 | For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
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| 29 | that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.
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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 9 of the Blessed Coptic Month of Tubah, 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 Ninth Day of the Blessed Month of Tubah
Departure of Abba Abraam, Companion of
Abba Gawarga
On this day the blessed St. Abraam departed. His
father was a pious man, merciful and kind to the poor. Because of his piety
and good nature, he was entrusted to look after the treasury of his village,
as well as that of the neighboring villages. When Egypt suffered a famine,
he gave all he had to the needy. As for St. Abraam's mother, she lived
in the fear of God and Satan envied her, and provoked an evil man against
her. As a result, he accused her to the Persians who captured and took
her to Persia. During her captivity, one night she saw in a vision, one
who told her; "you shall return to your country." Shortly thereafter, the
vision was fulfilled and she returned to her country, Egypt, safely.
After her husband's death, she wanted her son, Abraam,
to be married, but he refused and told her of his desire for monastic life,
and she rejoiced. As she bid him farewell at the outskirts of the city,
she lifted up her arms toward heaven and prayed saying, "Please Lord, accept
him from me as an offering." St. Abraam went to the wilderness of Sheheet
(Scetis), where he became a monk and a disciple of St. Yoannis, the Archpriest
of the wilderness. Abba Abraam led an extremely harsh monastic life, exerting
himself with long fasts and many worships. One day, St. Abraam saw the
roof of his cell opened and the Lord Jesus came down, riding a heavenly
chariot, and the Cherubim were praising Him. Abba Abraam knelt down in
great fear and the Lord blessed him. Then the Lord Christ ascended to heaven.
A sign remained in the roof of his cell as a commemoration of this visitation.
His cell was near the cell of his spiritual father Abba Yoannis, which
is known by "Babgeeh". An angel of the Lord used to visit Abba Abraam from
time to time to comfort him. One day he went to Mount Orion where he met
with St. Gawarga. St. Gawarga came back with Anba Abraam to the wilderness
of Sheheet and stayed with Abba Abraam until the day of their departure.
After the departure of Abba Yoannis to heaven, Abba Abraam became ill for
18 years. When the time of his departure drew near, Abba Abraam received
the Holy Mysteries. Anba Yoannis appeared to him in the spirit and told
him that the Lord Christ had prepared for him a heavenly banquet. Abba
Abraam departed in peace at the age of 80.
May His prayers be with us and Glory be to our 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 83 : 7
Chapter 83
| 7 | Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
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Psalms 65 : 2
Chapter 65
| 2 | O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come.
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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 11 : 27 - 36
Chapter 11
| 27 | And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!"
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| 28 | But He said, "More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
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| 29 | And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, "This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.
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| 30 | For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
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| 31 | The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.
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| 32 | The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.
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| 33 | "No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.
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| 34 | The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.
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| 35 | Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.
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| 36 | If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light."
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And Glory be to God forever.
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Acknowledgement
Opening page