Tuesday 18 June 2024
11 Baunah 1740
Readings for Tuesday of seventh of of the Holy Fifty Days
Vespers Psalm & Gospel
From the Psalms of our father David the prophet and the king, may his blessings be with us all. Amen.
Psalms 48 : 1
| 1 | Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain. |
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 Mark the Evangelist. May His Blessings be with us all. Amen.
Mark 9 : 14 - 29
| 14 | And when He came to the disciples, He saw a great multitude around them, and scribes disputing with them. |
| 15 | Immediately, when they saw Him, all the people were greatly amazed, and running to Him, greeted Him. |
| 16 | And He asked the scribes, "What are you discussing with them?" |
| 17 | Then one of the crowd answered and said, "Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. |
| 18 | And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not." |
| 19 | He answered him and said, "O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me." |
| 20 | Then they brought him to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. |
| 21 | So He asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From childhood. |
| 22 | And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us." |
| 23 | Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." |
| 24 | Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!" |
| 25 | When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!" |
| 26 | Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, "He is dead." |
| 27 | But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. |
| 28 | And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?" |
| 29 | So He said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting." |
Glory be to God forever.
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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 138 : 1,3
| 1 | I will praise You with my whole heart; Before the gods I will sing praises to You. |
| 3 | In the day when I cried out, You answered me, And made me bold with strength in my soul. |
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 6 : 12 - 16
| 12 | Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. |
| 13 | And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles: |
| 14 | Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; |
| 15 | Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; |
| 16 | Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor. |
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 8 : 22 - 27
| 22 | For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. |
| 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. |
| 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? |
| 25 | But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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.
2 John 1 : 8 - 13
| 8 | Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward. |
| 9 | Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. |
| 10 | If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; |
| 11 | for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds. |
| 12 | Having many things to write to you, I did not wish to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. |
| 13 | The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen. |
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 14 : 20 - 23
| 20 | However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. |
| 21 | And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, |
| 22 | strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, "We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God." |
| 23 | So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed. |
The word of the Lord shall grow, multiply, be mighty, and be confirmed, in the holy Church of God. 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 13 : 6,5
| 6 | I will sing to the LORD, Because He has dealt bountifully with me. |
| 5 | But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. |
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 15 : 9 - 15
| 9 | "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. |
| 10 | If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love. |
| 11 | "These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. |
| 12 | This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. |
| 13 | Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. |
| 14 | You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. |
| 15 | No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. |
Glory be to God forever.
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Not to be read in the Church during this time of the year.
Synaxarium
Day 11 of the Blessed Coptic Month of Baunah.
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 Eleventh Day of the Blessed Month of Baunah
Martyrdom of St.Claudius
On this day, the honorable St. Claudius, was
martyred. He was the son of Ptolemy (Abtelmawos), who was Emperor Numerianus'
brother. He was loved by the people of Antioch for his courage and good
appearance. Because they loved him so greatly, they painted a picture of
him on the doors of the city of Antioch. When Diocletian reneged the faith
and incited the persecution against the Christians, this Saint agreed with
St. Boctor (Victor) Ebn Romanus to be martyred for the sake of the Name
of Christ. Satan appeared to them in the form of an old man and told them,
"O my sons, you are young men, the sons of nobility, and I am afraid for
you from this infidel Emperor; so if he asked you to worship the idols,
accept his command, and in your houses you can worship Christ in secret."
They realized that he was satan disguised as an old man and told him, "O
you who are filled with all evil, go away from us." Straightway the old
man changed his appearance and became like a black slave and told them,
"Behold, I will go before you to the Emperor and instigate him to shed
your blood."
The Emperor brought St. Claudius and proposed to
him the worship of the idols, and promised to give him his father's position.
Claudius neither accepted his promise, nor submitted to his order. He spoke
to him boldly and fearlessly reviling him for worshipping the idols. The
Emperor did not dare to harm him for the people of Antioch loved him. Romanus,
St. Victor's father, advised the Emperor to send him to Egypt to be killed
there. He sent him with a letter to the Governor of Ansena (Antinoe) stating
in it: "Claudius neither obeyed our orders, nor hearkened our words. Persuade
him with all your power first, and if he does not return on his counsel,
cut off his head." When the Saint heard that, he called Sidrakhos, his
sister's husband, asked him to care for his sister, his possessions and
bid him farewell. The Saint went with the soldiers to Egypt. When he arrived
to Arianus, the governor of Ansena, he received him standing, kissed his
hand, and said, "O my master Claudius, do not transgress the command of
the Emperor." The Saint replied, "I was not sent to you for you to lead
me astray by your words, but that you might fulfil what the emperor commanded."
They argued with each other till Arianus became enraged with the answers
of the Saint, and he drove the spear into the Saint. He delivered up his
pure spirit and received the crown of martyrdom. Some of the believers,
took his body and shrouded it. They placed it with the body of St. Victor
who was martyred shortly before that. After the end of the time of persecution,
Victor's mother came, and took their bodies to Antioch.
May their prayers be with us. Amen.
Commemoration of the Consecration of
the Altar of the Forty Martyrs in Alexandria
On this day also, the church celebrates
the commemoration of the consecration of the altar of the Forty martyrs
of Sebastia, in the church of the Savior, in Alexandria.
May their intercession be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
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