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Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of MyraFast Day (Fish Allowed) | |
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Daily Readings | |
| Matins Gospel Reading John 10:1-9 | يوحنا 10: 1-9 |
The Lord said to the Jews who had come to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door; if any one enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture." | 1قال الرب اَلْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ الَّذِي لاَ يَدْخُلُ مِنَ الْبَابِ إِلَى حَظِيرَةِ الْخِرَافِ، بَلْ يَطْلَعُ مِنْ مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ، فَذَاكَ سَارِقٌ وَلِصٌّ. 2وَأَمَّا الَّذِي يَدْخُلُ مِنَ الْبَابِ فَهُوَ رَاعِي الْخِرَافِ. 3لِهَذَا يَفْتَحُ الْبَوَّابُ، وَالْخِرَافُ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَهُ ، فَيَدْعُو خِرَافَهُ الْخَاصَّةَ بِأَسْمَاءٍ وَيُخْرِجُهَا. 4وَمَتَى أَخْرَجَ خِرَافَهُ الْخَاصَّةَ يَذْهَبُ أَمَامَهَا، وَالْخِرَافُ تَتْبَعُهُ، لأَنَّهَا تَعْرِفُ صَوْتَهُ. 5وَأَمَّا الْغَرِيبُ فَلاَ تَتْبَعُهُ، بَلْ تَهْرُبُ مِنْهُ، لأَنَّهَا لاَ تَعْرِفُ صَوْتَ الْغُرَبَاءِ. 6هَذَا الْمَثَلُ قَالَهُ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ، وَأَمَّا هُمْ فَلَمْ يَفْهَمُوا مَا هُوَ الَّذِي كَانَ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ بِهِ. 7فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ أَيْضاً: ((الْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنِّي أَنَا بَابُ الْخِرَافِ. 8جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ أَتَوْا قَبْلِي هُمْ سُرَّاقٌ وَلُصُوصٌ، وَلَكِنَّ الْخِرَافَ لَمْ تَسْمَعْ لَهُمْ. 9أَنَا هُوَ الْبَابُ. إِنْ دَخَلَ بِي أَحَدٌ فَيَخْلُصُ وَيَدْخُلُ وَيَخْرُجُ وَيَجِدُ مَرْعًى.
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| Epistle Reading St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21 | رسالة بولس الى العبرانيين 13: 17-21 |
Brethren, obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this joyfully, and not sadly, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner. Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do His will, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. | يَُّا إِخْوَة، أَطِيعُوا مُرْشِدِيكُمْ وَاخْضَعُوا، لأَنَّهُمْ يَسْهَرُونَ لأَجْلِ نُفُوسِكُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ سَوْفَ يُعْطُونَ حِسَاباً، لِكَيْ يَفْعَلُوا ذَلِكَ بِفَرَحٍ، لاَ آنِّينَ، لأَنَّ هَذَا غَيْرُ نَافِعٍ لَكُمْ.صَلُّوا لأَجْلِنَا، لأَنَّنَا نَثِقُ أَنَّ لَنَا ضَمِيراً صَالِحاً، رَاغِبِينَ أَنْ نَتَصَرَّفَ حَسَناً فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ. وَلَكِنْ أَطْلُبُ أَكْثَرَ أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا هَذَا لِكَيْ أُرَدَّ إِلَيْكُمْ بِأَكْثَرِ سُرْعَةٍ.وَإِلَهُ السَّلاَمِ الَّذِي أَقَامَ مِنَ الأَمْوَاتِ رَاعِيَ الْخِرَافِ الْعَظِيمَ، رَبَّنَا يَسُوعَ، بِدَمِ الْعَهْدِ الأَبَدِيِّ، لِيُكَمِّلْكُمْ فِي كُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ لِتَصْنَعُوا مَشِيئَتَهُ، عَامِلاً فِيكُمْ مَا يُرْضِي أَمَامَهُ بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، الَّذِي لَهُ الْمَجْدُ إِلَى أَبَدِ الآبِدِينَ. آمِينَ. |
| Gospel Reading Luke 6:17-23 | لوقا 6: 17-23 |
At that time, Jesus stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven." | 17 في ذلك الزمان وَقَفَ يسوع فِي مَوْضِعٍ سَهْلٍ ، هُوَ وَجَمْعٌ مِنْ تَلاَمِيذِهِ ، وَجُمْهُورٌ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ ، مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَأُورُشَلِيمَ وَسَاحِلِ صُورَ وَصَيْدَاءَ ، الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا لِيَسْمَعُوهُ وَيُشْفَوْا مِنْ أَمْرَاضِهِمْ،18وَالْمُعَذَّبُونَ مِنْ أَرْوَاحٍ نَجِسَةٍ. وَكَانُوا يَبْرَأُونَ. 19وَكُلُّ الْجَمْعِ طَلَبُوا أَنْ يَلْمِسُوهُ ، لأَنَّ قُوَّةً كَانَتْ تَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ وَتَشْفِي الْجَمِيعَ.20وَرَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ إِلَى تَلاَمِيذِهِ وَقَالَ: ((طُوبَاكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمَسَاكِينُ ، لأَنَّ لَكُمْ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ. 21طُوبَاكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْجِيَاعُ الآنَ لأَنَّكُمْ تُشْبَعُونَ. طُوبَاكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْبَاكُونَ الآنَ لأَنَّكُمْ سَتَضْحَكُونَ. 22طُوبَاكُمْ إِذَا أَبْغَضَكُمُ النَّاسُ ، وَإِذَا أَفْرَزُوكُمْ وَعَيَّرُوكُمْ ، وَأَخْرَجُوا اسْمَكُمْ كَشِرِّيرٍ مِنْ أَجْلِ ابْنِ الإِنْسَانِ. 23اِفْرَحُوا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَتَهَلَّلُوا ، فَهُوَذَا أَجْرُكُمْ عَظِيمٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ.
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