Tuesday 11 March 2025
2 Baramhat 1741
Readings for Tuesday of of the Great Lent
Prophecy
From the Book of Proverbs , may his holy blessings be with us all. Amen
Proverbs 2 : 1 - 15
| 1 | My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you, |
| 2 | So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; |
| 3 | Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding, |
| 4 | If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures; |
| 5 | Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God. |
| 6 | For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding; |
| 7 | He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; |
| 8 | He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints. |
| 9 | Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path. |
| 10 | When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul, |
| 11 | Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you, |
| 12 | To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things, |
| 13 | From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness; |
| 14 | Who rejoice in doing evil, And delight in the perversity of the wicked; |
| 15 | Whose ways are crooked, And who are devious in their paths; |
Glory be to the Holy Trinity, our God, forever and unto the ages of all ages. Amen.
From the Book of Isaiah , may his holy blessings be with us all. Amen
Isaiah 10 : 12 - 21
| 12 | Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has performed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, "I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks." |
| 13 | For he says: "By the strength of my hand I have done it, And by my wisdom, for I am prudent; Also I have removed the boundaries of the people, And have robbed their treasuries; So I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man. |
| 14 | My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people, And as one gathers eggs that are left, I have gathered all the earth; And there was no one who moved his wing, Nor opened his mouth with even a peep." |
| 15 | Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it? Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it? As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up, Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood! |
| 16 | Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Will send leanness among his fat ones; And under his glory He will kindle a burning Like the burning of a fire. |
| 17 | So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame; It will burn and devour His thorns and his briers in one day. |
| 18 | And it will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, Both soul and body; And they will be as when a sick man wastes away. |
| 19 | Then the rest of the trees of his forest Will be so few in number That a child may write them. |
| 20 | And it shall come to pass in that day That the remnant of Israel, And such as have escaped of the house of Jacob, Will never again depend on him who defeated them, But will depend on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. |
| 21 | The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, To the Mighty God. |
Glory be to the Holy Trinity, our God, forever and unto the ages of all ages. Amen.
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Matins Psalm & Gospel
From the Psalms of our father David the prophet and the king, may his blessings be with us all. Amen.
Psalms 32 : 10 - 10
| 10 | Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he who trusts in the LORD, mercy shall surround him. |
Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord. Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, unto Him be the glory forever, Amen.
Stand in the fear of God and listen to the Holy Gospel. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to our teacher Saint Luke the Evangelist. May His Blessings be with us all. Amen.
Luke 12 : 54 - 59
| 54 | Then He also said to the multitudes, "Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, "A shower is coming'; and so it is. |
| 55 | And when you see the south wind blow, you say, "There will be hot weather'; and there is. |
| 56 | Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time? |
| 57 | "Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right? |
| 58 | When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. |
| 59 | I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite." |
Glory be to God forever.
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Divine Liturgy
Pauline 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 with us. Amen.
Romans 4 : 1 - 8
| 1 | What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? |
| 2 | For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. |
| 3 | For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." |
| 4 | Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. |
| 5 | But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, |
| 6 | just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: |
| 7 | "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered; |
| 8 | Blessed is the man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin." |
The grace of God the Father be with you all. Amen.
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Catholic Epistle
A Reading from Epistle of St. John . May his blessings be upon us. Amen.
1 John 2 : 1 - 11
| 1 | My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. |
| 2 | And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. |
| 3 | Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. |
| 4 | He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. |
| 5 | But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. |
| 6 | He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. |
| 7 | Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. |
| 8 | Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining. |
| 9 | He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. |
| 10 | He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. |
| 11 | But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. |
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. Amen.
Acts 27 : 9 - 12
| 9 | Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over, Paul advised them, |
| 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." |
| 11 | Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul. |
| 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. |
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 2 of the Blessed Coptic Month of Baramhat.
May God make it always received, year after year, with reassurance and tranquility, while our sins are forgiven by the tender mercies of our God my fathers and brothers. Amen.
The Second Day of the Blessed Month of Baramhat
Martyrdom of St.Macrobius (Makrawy) the
Bishop
On this day the blessed Saint
Anba Makrawy (Macrobius) the bishop was martyred. This father was of the
nobles of Ashmun Grais (Ashmun Kharirat) and he was ordained bishop for
Nikiu (Nakiyos). When persecution against Christians started, Youfanyous,
the Governor, sent for the Saint to appear before him. Before he went to
the Governor, he went before the Holy Altar, lifted up his hands and prayed.
He hid the Altar accessories (Utensils) and the service vestments in a
place in the altar. He prayed again to the Lord Christ to guard His church.
Then he went with the messengers to the Governor who asked him about his
name and his hometown. When the Governor realized that he was the Bishop
of the city, he ordered him to be beaten and humiliated. They mixed lime
with vinegar and poured it down his throat. Nevertheless, God guarded him
and he was unharmed. Later, the Governor sent him to Armenius, the Governor
of Alexandria, who casted him into prison. The Lord made, through his hands,
many signs. Eucharistos, the son of Julius EL-Akfahsi, the writers of the
biography of the martyrs, was paralytic. St.Macrobius prayed over him and
God healed him through his prayers. He celebrated the Divine Liturgy in
Julius home, administered the Holy Mysteries to them, and asked Julius
to care for his body and to write his biography.
When Armenius heard what this
Saint was performing signs and wonders, he ordered him to be tortured with
different kinds of tortures: to be squeezed with the wheel, to cut off
his members, to cast him to ferocious lions, to throw him into the sea,
and to cast him into hot fire. The Lord strengthened him and all these
tortures did not harm him. This Saint had a virgin sister called Mariam
who served the church and two brothers named Yoannis and Isaac. They came
to him while he was in prison and wept before him saying: "You have been
a father to us, after our father; so how can you depart and leave us orphans?"
He comforted, encouraged, consoled, and asked them to leave in peace. Finally,
not wanting to see the Saint tortured any more, Julius EL-Akfahsi advised
the governor saying: "Write the decree of this old man and get rid of him"
The Governor listened to him and ordered his head to be cut off. Julius
took his body and swathed it in wrappings embroidered in gold. He placed
a golden cross on his chest and sent the body with his men in a ship to
his Episcopal seat in Nikiu. The ship sailed until it arrived to the city
of Ashmun Grais (Ashmun Kharirat). It stopped as if it had been tied with
chains and all attempts to move it failed. While they were trying to do
that, a voice came out of the body saying: "This is the place wherein God
is pleased that my body shall rest." When they told the people of the city,
they came out to the ship carrying palm branches. They carried the body
with great honor to their city. He lived for one-hundred thirty one years;
thirty of them as a priest, thirty nine as a bishop, and he completed his
good strife and received the crown of life.
May his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
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Divine Liturgy Psalm & Gospel
From the Psalms of our father David the prophet and the king, may his blessings be with us all. Amen.
Psalms 32 : 2 - 3
| 2 | Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit. |
| 3 | When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. |
Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord. Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, unto Him be the glory forever, Amen.
Stand in the fear of God and listen to the Holy Gospel. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to our teacher Saint John the Evangelist. May His Blessings be with us all. Amen.
John 8 : 31 - 39
| 31 | Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. |
| 32 | And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." |
| 33 | They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, "You will be made free'?" |
| 34 | Jesus answered them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. |
| 35 | And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. |
| 36 | Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. |
| 37 | "I know that you are Abraham's descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. |
| 38 | I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father." |
| 39 | They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham. |
Glory be to God forever.
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