St. Michael the Archangel

Liturgical Day

Tuesday, June 09, 2026
2nd Tuesday after Pentecost
Fast Day (Fish Allowed)
Today we commemorate:
Daily Readings
Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 4:4-12

رسالة القديس بولس الرسول الى اهل رومية 4: 4-12

Brethren, to one who works, his wages are not reckoned as a gift but as his due. And to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness. So also David pronounces a blessing upon the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works: "Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not reckon his sin." Is this blessing pronounced only upon the circumcised, or also upon the uncircumcised? We say that faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness. How then was it reckoned to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. He received circumcision as a sign or seal of the righteousness which he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised and who thus have righteousness reckoned to them, and likewise the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but also follow the example of the faith which our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

يَُّا إِخْوَة، إِنَّ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ فَلاَ تُحْسَبُ لَهُ الأُجْرَةُ عَلَى سَبِيلِ نِعْمَةٍ بَلْ عَلَى سَبِيلِ دَيْنٍ. وَأَمَّا الَّذِي لاَ يَعْمَلُ وَلَكِنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِالَّذِي يُبَرِّرُ الْفَاجِرَ فَإِيمَانُهُ يُحْسَبُ لَهُ بِرّاً. كَمَا يَقُولُ دَاوُدُ أَيْضاً فِي تَطْوِيبِ الإِنْسَانِ الَّذِي يَحْسِبُ لَهُ اللهُ بِرّاً بِدُونِ أَعْمَالٍ: ((طُوبَى لِلَّذِينَ غُفِرَتْ آثَامُهُمْ وَسُتِرَتْ خَطَايَاهُمْ. طُوبَى لِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي لاَ يَحْسِبُ لَهُ الرَّبُّ خَطِيَّةً)). أَفَهَذَا التَّطْوِيبُ هُوَ عَلَى الْخِتَانِ فَقَطْ أَمْ عَلَى الْغُرْلَةِ أَيْضاً؟ لأَنَّنَا نَقُولُ إِنَّهُ حُسِبَ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ الإِيمَانُ بِرّاً. فَكَيْفَ حُسِبَ؟ أَوَهُوَ فِي الْخِتَانِ أَمْ فِي الْغُرْلَةِ؟ لَيْسَ فِي الْخِتَانِ بَلْ فِي الْغُرْلَةِ! وَأَخَذَ عَلاَمَةَ الْخِتَانِ خَتْماً لِبِرِّ الإِيمَانِ الَّذِي كَانَ فِي الْغُرْلَةِ لِيَكُونَ أَباً لِجَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ وَهُمْ فِي الْغُرْلَةِ كَيْ يُحْسَبَ لَهُمْ أَيْضاً الْبِرُّ. وَأَباً لِلْخِتَانِ لِلَّذِينَ لَيْسُوا مِنَ الْخِتَانِ فَقَطْ بَلْ أَيْضاً يَسْلُكُونَ فِي خُطُواتِ إِيمَانِ أَبِينَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ الَّذِي كَانَ وَهُوَ فِي الْغُرْلَةِ.

Gospel Reading
Matthew 7:15-21

متى 7: 15-21

The Lord said, "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? So, every sound tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears evil fruit. A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will know them by their fruits. Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven."

  15 قال الرب اِحْتَرِزُوا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ الْكَذَبَةِ الَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَكُمْ بِثِيَابِ الْحُمْلاَنِ ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ ذِئَابٌ خَاطِفَةٌ!16مِنْ ثِمَارِهِمْ تَعْرِفُونَهُمْ. هَلْ يَجْتَنُونَ مِنَ الشَّوْكِ عِنَباً ، أَوْ مِنَ الْحَسَكِ تِيناً؟ 17هَكَذَا كُلُّ شَجَرَةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ تَصْنَعُ أَثْمَاراً جَيِّدَةً ، وَأَمَّا الشَّجَرَةُ الرَّدِيَّةُ فَتَصْنَعُ أَثْمَاراً رَدِيَّةً 18لاَ تَقْدِرُ شَجَرَةٌ جَيِّدَةٌ أَنْ تَصْنَعَ أَثْمَاراً رَدِيَّةً، وَلاَ شَجَرَةٌ رَدِيَّةٌ أَنْ تَصْنَعَ أَثْمَاراً جَيِّدَةً. 19كُلُّ شَجَرَةٍ لاَ تَصْنَعُ ثَمَراً جَيِّداً تُقْطَعُ وَتُلْقَى فِي النَّارِ. 20فَإِذاً مِنْ ثِمَارِهِمْ تَعْرِفُونَهُمْ.21لَيْسَ كُلُّ مَنْ يَقُولُ لِي: يَا رَبُّ ، يَا رَبُّ ! يَدْخُلُ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ. بَلِ الَّذِي يَفْعَلُ إِرَادَةَ أَبِي الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ. 

 

 

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