St. Michael the Archangel

Liturgical Day

Saturday, June 20, 2026
3rd Saturday after Pentecost
Fast Day (Fish Allowed)
Today we commemorate:
Daily Readings
Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 3:28-31; 4:1-3

رسالة القديس بولس الرسول الى اهل رومية 3: 28-31 4: 1-3

Brethren, we hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since God is one; and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of their faith and the uncircumcised through their faith. Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law. What then shall we say about Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."

يَُّا إِخْوَة، إِنَّا نَحْسِبُ أَنَّ الإِنْسَانَ يَتَبَرَّرُ بِالإِيمَانِ بِدُونِ أَعْمَالِ النَّامُوسِ. أَمِ اللهُ لِلْيَهُودِ فَقَطْ؟ أَلَيْسَ لِلأُمَمِ أَيْضاً؟ بَلَى لِلأُمَمِ أَيْضاً؟ لأَنَّ اللهَ وَاحِدٌ هُوَ الَّذِي سَيُبَرِّرُ الْخِتَانَ بِالإِيمَانِ وَالْغُرْلَةَ بِالإِيمَانِ. أَفَنُبْطِلُ النَّامُوسَ بِالإِيمَانِ؟ حَاشَا! بَلْ نُثَبِّتُ النَّامُوسَ. فَمَاذَا نَقُولُ إِنَّ أَبَانَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَدْ وَجَدَ حَسَبَ الْجَسَدِ؟ لأَنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ قَدْ تَبَرَّرَ بِالأَعْمَالِ فَلَهُ فَخْرٌ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ لَدَى اللهِ. لأَنَّهُ مَاذَا يَقُولُ الْكِتَابُ؟ ((فَآمَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِاللَّهِ فَحُسِبَ لَهُ بِرّاً)).

Gospel Reading
Matthew 7:24-29; 8:1-4

متى 7: 24-29، 8: 1-4

The Lord said, "Every one who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it." And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes. When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him; and behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean." And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, "See that you say nothing to any one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them."

24((قال الرب كُلُّ مَنْ يَسْمَعُ أَقْوَالِي هَذِهِ وَيَعْمَلُ بِهَا ،أُشَبِّهُهُ بِرَجُلٍ عَاقِلٍ ، بَنَى بَيْتَهُ عَلَى الصَّخْرِ. 25فَنَزَلَ الْمَطَرُ ، وَجَاءَتِ الأَنْهَارُ وَهَبَّتِ الرِّيَاحُ ، وَوَقَعَتْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْبَيْتِ فَلَمْ يَسْقُطْ ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مُؤَسَّساً عَلَى الصَّخْرِ. 26وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَسْمَعُ أَقْوَالِي هَذِهِ وَلاَ يَعْمَلُ بِهَا ، يُشَبَّهُ بِرَجُلٍ جَاهِلٍ ، بَنَى بَيْتَهُ عَلَى الرَّمْلِ. 27فَنَزَلَ الْمَطَرُ ، وَجَاءَتِ الأَنْهَارُ ، وَهَبَّتِ الرِّيَاحُ، وَصَدَمَتْ ذَلِكَ الْبَيْتَ فَسَقَطَ ، وَكَانَ سُقُوطُهُ عَظِيماً!)). 28فَلَمَّا أَكْمَلَ يَسُوعُ هَذِهِ الأَقْوَالَ بُهِتَتِ الْجُمُوعُ مِنْ تَعْلِيمِهِ،   29لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ كَمَنْ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ وَلَيْسَ كَالْكَتَبَةِ. 8 1 وَلَمَّا نَزَلَ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ تَبِعَتْهُ جُمُوعٌ كَثِيرَةٌ. 2وَإِذَا أَبْرَصُ قَدْ جَاءَ وَسَجَدَ لَهُ قَائِلاً: ((يَا سَيِّدُ ، إِنْ أَرَدْتَ تَقْدِرْ أَنْ تُطَهِّرَنِي)). 3فَمَدَّ يَسُوعُ يَدَهُ وَلَمَسَهُ قَائِلاً: ((أُرِيدُ ، فَاطْهُرْ !)). وَلِلْوَقْتِ طَهُرَ بَرَصُهُ. 4فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: ((انْظُرْ أَنْ لاَ تَقُولَ لأَحَدٍ. بَلِ اذْهَبْ أَرِ نَفْسَكَ لِلْكَاهِنِ ، وقَدِّمِ الْقُرْبَانَ الَّذِي أَمَرَ بِهِ مُوسَى شَهَادَةً لَهُمْ)). 

 

 

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