Wednesday 16 April 2025
8 Baramudah 1741

Readings for Holy Pascha


The Holy Pascha Week of our Good Saviour

Wednesday of the Holy Pascha Week


Season Wednesday of the Pascha Week
Tune : Attribis
Strict Abstinence

Wednesday Morning

Theme of the Hours : Judas Betrayal Anointment of Jesus by precious ointment..

The First Hour of Wednesday

Exodus 17:1-7
Proverbs 3:5-14
Hosea 5:13-6:3
Sirach 1:20-2:15
Sirach 3:12-24
Psalms 51:4
Psalms 33:10

John 11:46-57

The Third Hour of Wednesday

Exodus 13:17-22
Sirach 22:7-18
Job 27:16-20
Job 28:1-2

Proverbs 4:4-5:4
Psalms 41:6,1
Luke 22:1-6

The Sixth Hour of Wednesday

Exodus 14:13-15:1
Isaiah 48:1-6
Sirach 23:7-14
Psalms 83:2,5
John 12:1-8

The Ninth Hour of Wednesday :

Genesis 24:1-9
Numbers 20:1-13
Proverbs 1:10-23
Isaiah 59:1-17
Zechariah 11:11-14

Psalms 41:5-6
Matthew 26:3-16

Eleventh hour of the day of Holy Wednesday

Isaiah 28:16-29
Psalms 6:2-69:17
John 12:27-36

Thursday Eve

Theme of the Hours : + Jesus is one with the Father.

First hour of the eve of Holy Thursday

Ezekiel 43:5-11
Psalms 69:1,16
John 10:17-21

Third hour of the eve of Holy Thursday

Amos 4:4-13
Psalms 55:21,1
Mark 14:3-11

Sixth hour of the eve of Holy Thursday

Amos 3:1-11
Psalms 140:1-2
John 12:36-43

Ninth hour of the eve of Holy Thursday

Ezekiel 20:27-33
Psalms 7:1-2
John 10:29-38

Eleventh hour of the eve of Holy Thursday

Jeremiah 8:4-10
Psalms 62:7,6
John 12:44-50

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Synaxarium

Day 8 of the Blessed Coptic Month of Baramudah.
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 Eighth Day of the Blessed Month of Baramudah

Martyrdom of the Holy Virgins : Agape, Eirene, and Shiona

      On this day the three holy virgins: Agape, Eirene, and Shiona (Susinia) were martyred. They were from Thessalonica, and worshipped Christ as their parents. They chose the life of chastity and they agreed to devote themselves to the ascetic life. They fasted and prayed unceasingly, visited the convents often and participated with the virgins in their prayers and asceticism. When Maximianus the infidel, reigned, he restored the worship of the idols and shed the blood of many Christians. These saints were afraid and they fled to the mountain and hid themselves in a cave devoting themselves to their worship and asceticism. Every week, an aged Christian woman visited them bringing all things needed and took the work of their hands to sell it, and distributed the remainder as alms to the poor. One day a malicious person observed the frequent visits of this old woman to the mountain, he followed her secretly until he knew the cave that she entered. He hid himself so she did not see him on her way back, and he thought that she was hiding precious things in it. After she left the cave by a distance he entered the cave and he found the precious pearls the prides of the Christ standing praying. He bound them, dragged them away, and brought them to the Governor of Thessalonica. He asked them about their faith, they confessed that they were Christians worshipping that Who was Crucified. The Governor became wrath with them, tortured them much, then cast them into the fire, and they delivered up their souls and received the crown of martyrdom.

May their prayers be with us. Amen.

Martyrdom of the One Hundred and Fifty believers by the hand of the King of Persia

      On this day also is the commemoration of the incident of the martyrdom of one hundred and fifty believers by the king of Persia. This king besieged Christian cities which were near the borders of his country, and captured many of them. When they refused to worship the sun and the stars, he commanded to cut off their heads, and they received the crowns of martyrdom.

May their prayers be with us and glory be to God forever. Amen.

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