St. Michael the Archangel

Liturgical Day

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Theodore the Tyro, Great Martyr
Fast Day (Dairy, Eggs, and Fish Allowed)
Today we commemorate:
Daily Readings
Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10

رسالة بولس الثانية الى تيموثاوس 2: 1-10

Timothy, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say, for the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.

Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descended from David, as preached in my gospel, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.

يَا وَلَدي تِيمُوثَاوُس، تَقَوَّ أَنْتَ بِالنِّعْمَةِ الَّتِي فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ. وَمَا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنِّي بِشُهُودٍ كَثِيرِينَ، أَوْدِعْهُ أُنَاساً أُمَنَاءَ، يَكُونُونَ أَكْفَاءً أَنْ يُعَلِّمُوا آخَرِينَ أَيْضاً. فَاشْتَرِكْ أَنْتَ فِي احْتِمَالِ الْمَشَقَّاتِ كَجُنْدِيٍّ صَالِحٍ لِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ. لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ وَهُوَ يَتَجَنَّدُ يَرْتَبِكُ بِأَعْمَالِ الْحَيَاةِ لِكَيْ يُرْضِيَ مَنْ جَنَّدَهُ، وَأَيْضاً إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يُجَاهِدُ لاَ يُكَلَّلُ إِنْ لَمْ يُجَاهِدْ قَانُونِيّاً. يَجِبُ أَنَّ الْحَرَّاثَ الَّذِي يَتْعَبُ يَشْتَرِكُ هُوَ أَوَّلاً فِي الأَثْمَارِ. افْهَمْ مَا أَقُولُ. فَلْيُعْطِكَ الرَّبُّ فَهْماً فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ. اُذْكُرْ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ الْمُقَامَ مِنَ الأَمْوَاتِ مِنْ نَسْلِ دَاوُدَ بِحَسَبِ إِنْجِيلِي، الَّذِي فِيهِ أَحْتَمِلُ الْمَشَقَّاتِ حَتَّى الْقُيُودَ كَمُذْنِبٍ. لَكِنَّ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ لاَ تُقَيَّدُ. لأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَنَا أَصْبِرُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لأَجْلِ الْمُخْتَارِينَ، لِكَيْ يَحْصُلُوا هُمْ أَيْضاً عَلَى الْخَلاَصِ الَّذِي فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ مَعَ مَجْدٍ أَبَدِيٍّ.

Gospel Reading
Luke 20:46-47; 21:1-4

لوقا 20: 46-47، 21: 1-4

The Lord said to his disciples, "Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury; and he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins. And he said, "Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all the living that she had." Having said this, he proclaimed, "He who has ears let him hear."

46((قال الرب لتلاميذه احْذَرُوا مِنَ الْكَتَبَةِ الَّذِينَ يَرْغَبُونَ الْمَشْيَ بِالطَّيَالِسَةِ ، وَيُحِبُّونَ التَّحِيَّاتِ فِي الأَسْوَاقِ ، وَالْمَجَالِسَ الأُولَى فِي الْمَجَامِعِ ، وَالْمُتَّكَآتِ الأُولَى فِي الْوَلاَئِمِ. 47اَلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ بُيُوتَ الأَرَامِلِ ، وَلِعِلَّةٍ يُطِيلُونَ الصَّلَوَاتِ. هَؤُلاَءِ يَأْخُذُونَ دَيْنُونَةً أَعْظَمَ!)). 1وَتَطَلَّعَ فَرَأَى الأَغْنِيَاءَ يُلْقُونَ قَرَابِينَهُمْ فِي الْخِزَانَةِ، 2وَرَأَى أَيْضاً أَرْمَلَةً مِسْكِينَةً أَلْقَتْ هُنَاكَ فَلْسَيْنِ. 3فَقَالَ: ((بِالْحَقِّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ : إِنَّ هَذِهِ الأَرْمَلَةَ الْفَقِيرَةَ أَلْقَتْ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الْجَمِيعِ 4لأَنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ مِنْ فَضْلَتِهِمْ أَلْقَوْا فِي قَرَابِينِ اللهِ ، وَأَمَّا هَذِهِ فَمِنْ إِعْوَازِهَا ، أَلْقَتْ كُلَّ الْمَعِيشَةِ الَّتِي لَهَا ولما قال هذا نادى من له أذنان للسمع فليسمع )). 

 

 

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