Monday 3 June 2024
26 Bashans 1740
Readings for Monday of fifth 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 43 : 5
| 5 | Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God. |
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 5 : 21 - 43
| 21 | Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. |
| 22 | And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet |
| 23 | and begged Him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live." |
| 24 | So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him. |
| 25 | Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, |
| 26 | and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. |
| 27 | When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. |
| 28 | For she said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well." |
| 29 | Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. |
| 30 | And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched My clothes?" |
| 31 | But His disciples said to Him, "You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, "Who touched Me?"' |
| 32 | And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. |
| 33 | But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. |
| 34 | And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction." |
| 35 | While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue's house who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?" |
| 36 | As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid; only believe." |
| 37 | And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. |
| 38 | Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly. |
| 39 | When He came in, He said to them, "Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping." |
| 40 | And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. |
| 41 | Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, "Talitha, cumi," which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, arise." |
| 42 | Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement. |
| 43 | But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat. |
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 118 : 16 - 17
| 16 | The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. |
| 17 | I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD. |
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 4 : 30 - 34
| 30 | Then He said, "To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? |
| 31 | It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; |
| 32 | but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade." |
| 33 | And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. |
| 34 | But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples. |
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 : 4 - 9
| 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." |
| 9 | Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. |
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 3 : 21 - 24
| 21 | Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. |
| 22 | And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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 7 : 37 - 41
| 37 | "This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, "The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear.' |
| 38 | "This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, the one who received the living oracles to give to us, |
| 39 | whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected. And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt, |
| 40 | saying to Aaron, "Make us gods to go before us; as for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.' |
| 41 | And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. |
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 70 : 5 - 5
| 5 | But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay. |
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 3 : 25 - 30
| 25 | Then there arose a dispute between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purification. |
| 26 | And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified--behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!" |
| 27 | John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. |
| 28 | You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, "I am not the Christ,' but, "I have been sent before Him.' |
| 29 | He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. |
| 30 | He must increase, but I must decrease. |
Glory be to God forever.
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Not to be read in the Church during this time of the year.
Synaxarium
Day 26 of the Blessed Coptic Month of Bashans.
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 Twenty-Sixth Day of the Blessed Month of Bashans
Martyrdom of St.Thomas, the Apostle
On this day St. Thomas the apostle
was martyred. He was born in Galilee, and the Lord chose him among the
twelve disciples
(Mathew 10:3). When the Lord wanted to go to raise Lazarus
from the dead, Thomas said to the other disciples: "
(John 11:16). He also
asked the Lord at the supper: "
(John 14:5-6). When the Lord Christ appeared
to the disciples after the resurrection, and said to them "Receive the
Holy Spirit", Thomas was absent. On his return, the disciples told him,
"We have seen the Lord." He said to them: "
(John 20:19-29). After the
outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost in the Upper room
in Zion, the apostles dispersed everywhere to preach the Gospel, Thomas
went to India. He worked there as a slave at one of the friends of the
king, whose name was Lukios, who brought him to the king who inquired about
his profession. Thomas said: "I am builder, carpenter and a physician.
He preached in his master's palace, and Lukios' wife believed and all his
household. The king asked him about his achievements, and he said: "The
palaces that I built were the souls that have become the temples of the
King of Glory; the carpentry that I did was the Gospel that removes the
thorns of sin; and the medicines I practiced are the Holy Mysteries which
heal the poison of the evil one. The king became angry and tortured him,
and bound him among four poles, cut off his skin and rubbed his wounds
with salt and lime. The apostle Thomas endured the pains. Lukios' wife
saw him suffering, and she fell from the window and died. Lukios came to
him and said: "If you raise my wife from the dead, I believe in your God."
Thomas went to the room where the dead body was, and said: "Arsabona (Arsonia),
rise up in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ." She rose instantly and bowed
to the Saint. When her husband saw that, he believed and many more with
him from the people of the city, and Thomas baptized them. Once the sea
drove a huge tree to the shore that no one could lift it up. St. Thomas
asked the king for permission to lift it up and to use its wood in building
a church. He got the permission, he made the sign of the cross, and he
raised it and later he built the church, to which he ordained a bishop
and priests.
St. Thomas left and went
to a city called "Kantoura" (Kontaria), where he found an old man weeping
bitterly because the king killed his six children. The Saint prayed over
them, and the Lord raised them up. The idol priests were angry, and wanted
to stone him. The first raised a stone to throw it at him, and his hand
was paralyzed. The Saint prayed over his hand, he was healed instantly,
and all the idol priests believed in the Lord Christ. Then St. Thomas went
to the city of "Parkenas" and other cities, where he preached in the Name
of Jesus Christ. The king heard about him, and he put him in prison. When
he found out that he was teaching the prisoners the way of God, he tortured
him, and at last he cut his head off, and he received the crown of martyrdom.
He was buried in "Melibar", then his body was relocated to El-Raha.
May His prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
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