St. Michael the Archangel

Liturgical Day

Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Catherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria
Fast Day (Fish Allowed)
Today we commemorate:
Daily Readings
Matins Gospel Reading
Matthew 25:1-13

متى 25: 1-13

The Lord said this parable, "The kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. But at midnight there was a cry, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' But the wise replied, 'Perhaps there will not be enough for us and for you; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast; and the door was shut. Afterward the other maidens came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.' But he replied, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.' Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of man will come."

1 قال الرب هذا المثل يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ عَشْرَ عَذَارَى ، أَخَذْنَ مَصَابِيحَهُنَّ وَخَرَجْنَ لِلِقَاءِ الْعَرِيسِ.2وَكَانَ خَمْسٌ مِنْهُنَّ حَكِيمَاتٍ ، وَخَمْسٌ جَاهِلاَتٍ. 3أَمَّا الْجَاهِلاَتُ فَأَخَذْنَ مَصَابِيحَهُنَّ وَلَمْ يَأْخُذْنَ مَعَهُنَّ زَيْتاً، 4وَأَمَّا الْحَكِيمَاتُ فَأَخَذْنَ زَيْتاً فِي آنِيَتِهِنَّ مَعَ مَصَابِيحِهِنَّ. 5وَفِيمَا أَبْطَأَ الْعَرِيسُ نَعَسْنَ جَمِيعُهُنَّ وَنِمْنَ. 6فَفِي نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ صَارَ صُرَاخٌ: هُوَذَا الْعَرِيسُ مُقْبِلٌ ، فَاخْرُجْنَ لِلِقَائِهِ! 7فَقَامَتْ جَمِيعُ أُولَئِكَ الْعَذَارَى وَأَصْلَحْنَ مَصَابِيحَهُنَّ. 8فَقَالَتِ الْجَاهِلاَتُ لِلْحَكِيمَاتِ: أَعْطِينَنَا مِنْ زَيْتِكُنَّ فَإِنَّ مَصَابِيحَنَا تَنْطَفِئُ. 9فَأَجَابَتِ الْحَكِيمَاتُ قَائِلاتٍ : لَعَلَّهُ لاَ يَكْفِي لَنَا وَلَكُنَّ، بَلِ اذْهَبْنَ إِلَى الْبَاعَةِ وَابْتَعْنَ لَكُنَّ. 10وَفِيمَا هُنَّ ذَاهِبَاتٌ لِيَبْتَعْنَ جَاءَ الْعَرِيسُ ،وَالْمُسْتَعِدَّاتُ دَخَلْنَ مَعَهُ إِلَى الْعُرْسِ ،وَأُغْلِقَ الْبَابُ. 11أَخِيراً جَاءَتْ بَقِيَّةُ الْعَذَارَى أَيْضاً قَائِلاَتٍ: يَا سَيِّدُ ،يَا سَيِّدُ ،افْتَحْ لَنَا! 12فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ : الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُنَّ: إِنِّي مَا أَعْرِفُكُنَّ. 13فَاسْهَرُوا إِذاً لأَنَّكُمْ لاَ تَعْرِفُونَ الْيَوْمَ وَلاَ السَّاعَةَ الَّتِي يَأْتِي فِيهَا ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ.

 

 

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-5

رسالة بولس الاولى الى غلاطية 3: 23-29 4: 1-5

Brethren, before faith came, we were confined under the law, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a custodian; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no better than a slave, though he is the owner of all the estate; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us; when we were children, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

يَُّا إِخْوَة، قَبْلَمَا جَاءَ الإِيمَانُ كُنَّا مَحْرُوسِينَ تَحْتَ النَّامُوسِ، مُغْلَقاً عَلَيْنَا إِلَى الإِيمَانِ الْعَتِيدِ أَنْ يُعْلَنَ. إِذاً قَدْ كَانَ النَّامُوسُ مُؤَدِّبَنَا إِلَى الْمَسِيحِ، لِكَيْ نَتَبَرَّرَ بِالإِيمَانِ. وَلَكِنْ بَعْدَ مَا جَاءَ الإِيمَانُ لَسْنَا بَعْدُ تَحْتَ مُؤَدِّبٍ.لأَنَّكُمْ جَمِيعاً أَبْنَاءُ اللهِ بِالإِيمَانِ بِالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ. لأَنَّ كُلَّكُمُ الَّذِينَ اعْتَمَدْتُمْ بِالْمَسِيحِ قَدْ لَبِسْتُمُ الْمَسِيحَ. لَيْسَ يَهُودِيٌّ وَلاَ يُونَانِيٌّ. لَيْسَ عَبْدٌ وَلاَ حُرٌّ. لَيْسَ ذَكَرٌ وَأُنْثَى، لأَنَّكُمْ جَمِيعاً وَاحِدٌ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ. فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِلْمَسِيحِ فَأَنْتُمْ إِذاً نَسْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَحَسَبَ الْمَوْعِدِ وَرَثَةٌ. وَإِنَّمَا أَقُولُ: مَا دَامَ الْوَارِثُ قَاصِراً لاَ يَفْرِقُ شَيْئاً عَنِ الْعَبْدِ، مَعَ كَوْنِهِ صَاحِبَ الْجَمِيعِ. بَلْ هُوَ تَحْتَ أَوْصِيَاءَ وَوُكَلاَءَ إِلَى الْوَقْتِ الْمُؤَجَّلِ مِنْ أَبِيهِ. هَكَذَا نَحْنُ أَيْضاً: لَمَّا كُنَّا قَاصِرِينَ كُنَّا مُسْتَعْبَدِينَ تَحْتَ أَرْكَانِ الْعَالَمِ. وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا جَاءَ مِلْءُ الزَّمَانِ، أَرْسَلَ اللهُ ابْنَهُ مَوْلُوداً مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ، مَوْلُوداً تَحْتَ النَّامُوسِ، لِيَفْتَدِيَ الَّذِينَ تَحْتَ النَّامُوسِ، لِنَنَالَ التَّبَنِّيَ.

Gospel Reading
Mark 5:24-34

مرقس 5: 24-34

At that time, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said, "If I touch even his garments, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, immediately turned about in the crowd, and said, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman, knowing what had been done to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease."

24في ذلك الزمان تَبِعَ يسوع جَمْعٌ كَثِيرٌ وَكَانُوا يَزْحَمُونَهُ.25وَامْرَأَةٌ بِنَزْفِ دَمٍ مُنْذُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، 26وَقَدْ تَأَلَّمَتْ كَثِيراً مِنْ أَطِبَّاءَ كَثِيرِينَ، وَأَنْفَقَتْ كُلَّ مَا عِنْدَهَا وَلَمْ تَنْتَفِعْ شَيْئاً، بَلْ صَارَتْ إِلَى حَالٍ أَرْدَأَ .27لَمَّا سَمِعَتْ بِيَسُوعَ، جَاءَتْ فِي الْجَمْعِ مِنْ وَرَاءٍ، وَمَسَّتْ ثَوْبَهُ، 28لأَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: ((إِنْ مَسَسْتُ وَلَوْ ثِيَابَهُ شُفِيتُ)). 29فَلِلْوَقْتِ جَفَّ يَنْبُوعُ دَمِهَا، وَعَلِمَتْ فِي جِسْمِهَا أَنَّهَا قَدْ بَرِئَتْ مِنَ الدَّاءِ. 30فَلِلْوَقْتِ الْتَفَتَ يَسُوعُ بَيْنَ الْجَمْعِ شَاعِراً فِي نَفْسِهِ بِالْقُوَّةِ الَّتِي خَرَجَتْ مِنْهُ، وَقَالَ: ((مَنْ لَمَسَ ثِيَابِي؟)) 31فَقَالَ لَهُ تَلاَمِيذُهُ: ((أَنْتَ تَنْظُرُ الْجَمْعَ يَزْحَمُكَ، وَتَقُولُ : مَنْ لَمَسَنِي؟)) 32وَكَانَ يَنْظُرُ حَوْلَهُ لِيَرَى الَّتِي فَعَلَتْ هَذَا.33وَأَمَّا الْمَرْأَةُ فَجَاءَتْ وَهِيَ خَائِفَةٌ وَمُرْتَعِدَةٌ ، عَالِمَةً بِمَا حَصَلَ لَهَا، فَخَرَّتْ وَقَالَتْ لَهُ الْحَقَّ كُلَّهُ. 34فَقَالَ لَهَا: ((يَا ابْنَةُ، إِيمَانُكِ قَدْ شَفَاكِ، اذْهَبِي بِسَلاَمٍ وَكُونِي صَحِيحَةً مِنْ دَائِكِ)).

 

 

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