Monday 5 April 2027
27 Baramhat 1743
Readings for Monday of of the Great Lent
Prophecy
From the Book of Proverbs , may his holy blessings be with us all. Amen
Proverbs 3 : 5 - 18
| 5 | Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; |
| 6 | In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. |
| 7 | Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. |
| 8 | It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. |
| 9 | Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; |
| 10 | So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine. |
| 11 | My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, Nor detest His correction; |
| 12 | For whom the LORD loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights. |
| 13 | Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding; |
| 14 | For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, And her gain than fine gold. |
| 15 | She is more precious than rubies, And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her. |
| 16 | Length of days is in her right hand, In her left hand riches and honor. |
| 17 | Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace. |
| 18 | She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her. |
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 37 : 33 - 38
| 33 | "Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: "He shall not come into this city, Nor shoot an arrow there, Nor come before it with shield, Nor build a siege mound against it. |
| 34 | By the way that he came, By the same shall he return; And he shall not come into this city,' Says the LORD. |
| 35 | "For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David's sake."' |
| 36 | Then the angel of the LORD went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses--all dead. |
| 37 | So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh. |
| 38 | Now it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place. |
Isaiah 38 : 1 - 6
| 1 | In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, "Thus says the LORD: "Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live."' |
| 2 | Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD, |
| 3 | and said, "Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. |
| 4 | And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying, |
| 5 | "Go and tell Hezekiah, "Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years. |
| 6 | I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city."' |
Glory be to the Holy Trinity, our God, forever and unto the ages of all ages. Amen.
From the Book of Job , may his holy blessings be with us all. Amen
Job 22 : 1 - 30
| 1 | Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: |
| 2 | "Can a man be profitable to God, Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself? |
| 3 | Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless? |
| 4 | "Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, And enters into judgment with you? |
| 5 | Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquity without end? |
| 6 | For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And stripped the naked of their clothing. |
| 7 | You have not given the weary water to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry. |
| 8 | But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it. |
| 9 | You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the fatherless was crushed. |
| 10 | Therefore snares are all around you, And sudden fear troubles you, |
| 11 | Or darkness so that you cannot see; And an abundance of water covers you. |
| 12 | "Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are! |
| 13 | And you say, "What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness? |
| 14 | Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks above the circle of heaven.' |
| 15 | Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod, |
| 16 | Who were cut down before their time, Whose foundations were swept away by a flood? |
| 17 | They said to God, "Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?' |
| 18 | Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. |
| 19 | "The righteous see it and are glad, And the innocent laugh at them: |
| 20 | "Surely our adversaries are cut down, And the fire consumes their remnant.' |
| 21 | "Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you. |
| 22 | Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in your heart. |
| 23 | If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents. |
| 24 | Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. |
| 25 | Yes, the Almighty will be your gold And your precious silver; |
| 26 | For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God. |
| 27 | You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows. |
| 28 | You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways. |
| 29 | When they cast you down, and you say, "Exaltation will come!' Then He will save the humble person. |
| 30 | He will even deliver one who is not innocent; Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands." |
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 88 : 2 - 4
| 2 | Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry. |
| 3 | For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draws near to the grave. |
| 4 | I am counted with those who go down to the pit; I am like a man who has no strength, |
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 : 16 - 21
| 16 | Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: "The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. |
| 17 | And he thought within himself, saying, "What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?' |
| 18 | So he said, "I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. |
| 19 | And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."' |
| 20 | But God said to him, "Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?' |
| 21 | "So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." |
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 Philippians.
May his blessings be with us. Amen.
Philippians 2 : 1 - 16
| 1 | Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, |
| 2 | fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. |
| 3 | Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. |
| 4 | Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. |
| 5 | Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, |
| 6 | who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, |
| 7 | but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. |
| 8 | And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. |
| 9 | Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, |
| 10 | that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, |
| 11 | and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. |
| 12 | Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; |
| 13 | for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. |
| 14 | Do all things without complaining and disputing, |
| 15 | that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, |
| 16 | holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain. |
The grace of God the Father be with you all. Amen.
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Catholic Epistle
A Reading from Epistle of St. Peter . May his blessings be upon us. Amen.
1 Peter 3 : 10 - 18
| 10 | For "He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. |
| 11 | Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it. |
| 12 | For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil." |
| 13 | And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? |
| 14 | But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled." |
| 15 | But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; |
| 16 | having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. |
| 17 | For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. |
| 18 | For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, |
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 10 : 25 - 35
| 25 | As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. |
| 26 | But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I myself am also a man." |
| 27 | And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together. |
| 28 | Then he said to them, "You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. |
| 29 | Therefore I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. I ask, then, for what reason have you sent for me?" |
| 30 | So Cornelius said, "Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, |
| 31 | and said, "Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God. |
| 32 | Send therefore to Joppa and call Simon here, whose surname is Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea. When he comes, he will speak to you.' |
| 33 | So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God." |
| 34 | Then Peter opened his mouth and said: "In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. |
| 35 | But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. |
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 27 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 Twenty-Seventh Day of the Blessed Month of Baramhat
Commemoration of the Crucifixion of Our
Lord Jesus Christ
On this day is the commemoration of the Crucifixion of
Our Lord Jesus Christ Incarnate, to Him is the Glory, for the salvation
of the world. The Holy Bible mentioned that: "From the sixth hour until
the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land."
(Matthew 27:45) The
sun had hidden its light when it saw its creator incarnated, hanging with
His own free will on the wood of the Cross, inclined His head, and yielded
up His spirit. The Holy Church teaches us that: " His Divinity parted not
from His Humanity for a single moment, nor a twinkle of an eye, and He
descended to the hades from the cross to save those in bondage therein."
St. Peter also said: "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just
for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the
flesh but made alive by the Spirit, by whom also He went and preached to
the spirits in prison."
(1 Peter 3:18-19) In the heavens He was in His
might, and on earth He was a savior. Praise the Lord, the omnipotent God,
Who is in every place, He saved us by giving Himself up, and opened to
us the door of His kingdom.
To Him is the Glory, Power and Dominion forever. Amen.
Departure of St.Macarius the Great
On this day also, of the year 392 A.D. the blessed
father, the lamp of the wilderness and the father of all the monks the
great saint Anba Macarius, departed. This Saint was born in the village
of Shabsheer - Menuf, from good and righteous parents. His father's name
was Abraham and his mother's name was Sarah and they had no son. In a vision
at night he saw the angel of the Lord and told him that God was about to
give him a son, and his name will be known all over the earth, and he will
have a multitude of spiritual sons. Shortly after, this holy man had a
son and called him Macarius which means "Blessed." He was obedient to his
parents, and the grace of God was upon him since his young age. When he
grew up his father forced him to get married against his will, so he pretended
that he was sick for several days. Then he asked his father if he might
go to the wilderness to relax and that may make him recover from his illness
speedily. He went to the wilderness and prayed to the Lord Christ to direct
him to do what is pleasing to Him. While he was in the wilderness he saw
a vision, and it seemed that one of the Cherubim, with wings, took his
hands, and ascended up to the top of the mountain, and showed him all the
desert, east and west, and north and south. The Cherub told him: "God has
given this desert to you and your sons for an inheritance." When he returned
from the wilderness he found that his wife, who was still virgin, had died,
and Macarius thanked the Lord Christ. Shortly after, his parents departed,
and he gave all what they had left to the poor and the needy. When the
people of Shabsheer saw his chastity and purity, they took him to the bishop
of Ashmoun who ordained him a priest for them. They built a place for him
outside the city, and they went to him to confess and to partake from the
Holy Mysteries. They appointed a servant to take care of his needs and
to sell for him the work of his hands.
When Satan saw St. Macarius growth in virtues, he
brought on him a severe temptation. He inspired a girl that had defiled
herself with a man to claim that St. Macarius is the one who had defiled
her. When her family heard that, they went to him, insulted and beat him
severely, inflicting much pain on him, which he endured silently. Macarius
reproached himself saying "O Macarius now you have a wife and a child,
and it is meet for you to work day and night for your own food and for
that of your child and your wife." He worked continually at weaving mats
and baskets, and he gave them to the man who ministered unto him; and he
sold them and gave the money to the woman. When the day of her delivery
drew near her labor was exceedingly difficult, she continued to suffer
for four days and did not deliver until she confessed her false accusation
against the Saint and named the man that defiled her. When the family of
the girl heard that, they decided to go to ask for his forgiveness for
what happened from them. When St. Macarius heard that, he fled away from
them running from the vain glory of this world.
At that time he was 30 years old, and the angel
of the Lord appeared to him and walked with him for two days until they
came to Wadi El-Natroun and the Saint asked the angel: "Appoint for me
O master a place to live in." The angel replied: "I have not marked out
a place for you to live, lest you leave it in the future and transgress
the commandment of God. Behold all the wilderness is yours, so wheresoever
you wish, live there." St. Macarius dwelt in the Inner Desert, in the place
of the monastery of Sts. Maximus and Domadius which is known now by the
monastery of El-Baramous. He went to visit St. Antonios, who said about
St. Macarius when he saw him: "This is an Israelite in whom there is no
guile." St. Antonios put on him the Holy Eskeem, then St. Macarius returned
to his place. When the number of monks increased around him he built a
church for them. His fame was known all over the country and many kings
and Emperors heard about the miracles that God performed on his hands.
He healed the daughter of the king of Antioch that was possessed by an
unclean spirit. The angel of the Lord appeared to him and took him to a
place and told him to make this place his abode, for many people will come
to him in that place. He built a cell for himself and a church. He thought
one day that the world had no more righteous people, so a voice came to
him from heaven saying: "In the city of Alexandria there are two women
who feared God." He took his staff, his provisions, and went to Alexandria
and he asked around until he reached their house. When he entered, they
welcomed him, washed his feet with warm water, and when he asked them about
their life, one of them told him: "There is no kinship between us and when
we married these two brothers we asked them to leave us to be nuns but
they refused. So we committed ourself to spent our life fasting till evening
with often prayers. When each of us had a son, whenever one of them cry,
any one of us would carry and nurse him even if he was not her own son.
We are in one living arrangement, the unity in opinion is our model, and
our husbands work is shepherding sheep, we are poor and only have our daily
bread and what is left over we give it to the poor and the needy." When
the Saint heard these words he cried saying: "Indeed God looks to the readiness
of the heart and grant the grace of His Holy Spirit for all those who wish
to worship him." He bade them farewell and left returning to the wilderness.
There was an erring monk who strayed many by his saying that there was
no resurrection of the dead. The bishop of the city of Osseem went to St.Macarius
and told him about that monk. Abba Macarius went to that monk and stayed
with him until the monk believed and returned from his error.
On the day of his departure, he saw Sts. Antonios
and Pachomius, and a company of the saints, and he delivered up his soul.
He was ninety-seven years old. St.Macarius had commanded his disciples
to hid his body, but some of the natives of the city of Shabsheer came
and stole his body, built a church for him and placed the body in it for
around one hundred and sixty years until the Arab conquest and the rebuilding
of his monastery, they returned the body to it. In a manuscript in Shebeen
El-Koum, was mentioned that St. Babnuda, his disciple, saw the soul of
St. Macarius ascending to heaven, and he heard the devils crying out and
calling after him, "You have conquered us O Macarius." The Saint replied
"I have not conquered you yet." When they came to the gates of heaven they
cried again saying "You have conquered us", and he replied as the first
time. When he entered the gate of heaven they cried "You have overcome
us O Macarius." He replied "Blessed be the Lord Jesus Christ who has delivered
me from your hands."
May his blessing be with us. Amen.
Martyrdom of St.Domicos
On this day also St. Domicos was martyred during
the reign of the infidel Emperor Julian. Sapor (Shapur) Arsakis II king
of Persia was in peace with the Roman Empire, and he paid tribute to the
lover of God Emperor Constantine. A dispute took place between Emperor
Julian and Sapor king of Persia, and the later prepared an army to fight
the Romans. Julian offered the sacrifices to his idols in the city of Casius
which was about six miles from Antioch where was the idol Apollon. The
enemy of God went along with the magicians, sorcerers, and the army to
meet the Persians. On his way he passed by an isolated place, where he
saw a multitude of men, women, and children. When he asked about this multitudes
they told him: "A monk who live in a cave in this place, perform miracles
and heal the sick, and the multitudes that you see are the Christians that
came to get his blessing and be cured from their illnesses." Julian became
raged and sent a soldier to St.Domicos who talked to him in a threatening
way saying: "If you are living in this cave to please God so why you are
seeking the gratitude of men? and why don't you hide your self from them?"
The Saint replied saying: "I have given my soul and body to the hands of
God, the God of heaven and earth the Lord Jesus Christ, and spent many
years in seclusion in this cave, as for those who come to me with a strong
faith, I can not dismiss them." When the Emperor heard his answer, he ordered
his soldiers to seal the mouth of the cave with a wall and the Saint was
inside where he delivered his soul therein. Thus this Saint ended his pure
life and received the crown of martyrdom on the 27th. of Baramhat, year
78 A.M. (March 23rd., year 362 A.D.).
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 86 : 3 - 4
| 3 | Be merciful to me, O Lord, For I cry to You all day long. |
| 4 | Rejoice the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up 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 9 : 12 - 17
| 12 | When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here." |
| 13 | But He said to them, "You give them something to eat." And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people." |
| 14 | For there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of fifty." |
| 15 | And they did so, and made them all sit down. |
| 16 | Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. |
| 17 | So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them. |
Glory be to God forever.
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