St. Michael the Archangel

Liturgical Day

Thursday, May 28, 2026
7th Thursday after Pascha
No Fast
Today we commemorate:
Daily Readings
Epistle Reading
Acts of the Apostles 25:13-19

أعمال الرسل 25: 13-19

IN THOSE DAYS, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to welcome Festus. And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying, "There is a man left prisoner by Felix; and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews gave information about him, asking for sentence against him. I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up any one before the accused met the accusers face to face, and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him. When therefore they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in. When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed; but they had certain points of dispute with him about their own superstition and about one Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive."

13 في تلك الأيام أَقْبَلَ أَغْرِيبَاسُ الْمَلِكُ وَبَرْنِيكِي إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ لِيُسَلِّمَا عَلَى فَسْتُوسَ. 14وَلَمَّا كَانَا يَصْرِفَانِ هُنَاكَ أَيَّاماً كَثِيرَةً عَرَضَ فَسْتُوسُ عَلَى الْمَلِكِ أَمْرَ بُولُسَ قَائِلاً: ((يُوجَدُ رَجُلٌ تَرَكَهُ فِيلِكْسُ أَسِيراً 15وَعَرَضَ لِي عَنْهُ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَمَشَايِخُ الْيَهُودِ لَمَّا كُنْتُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ طَالِبِينَ حُكْماً عَلَيْهِ. 16فَأَجَبْتُهُمْ أَنْ لَيْسَ لِلرُّومَانِيِّينَعَادَةٌ أَنْ يُسَلِّمُوا أَحَداً لِلْمَوْتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْمَشْكُّوُ عَلَيْهِ مُواجَهَةً مَعَ الْمُشْتَكِينَ فَيَحْصُلُ عَلَى فُرْصَةٍ لِلاِحْتِجَاجِ عَنِ الشَّكْوَى. 17فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا إِلَى هُنَا جَلَسْتُ مِنْ دُونِ إِمْهَالٍ فِي الْغَدِ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ الْوِلاَيَةِ وَأَمَرْتُ أَنْ يُؤْتَى بِالرَّجُلِ. 18فَلَمَّا وَقَفَ الْمُشْتَكُونَ حَوْلَهُ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بِعِلَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مِمَّا كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ. 19لَكِنْ كَانَ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مَسَائِلُ مِنْ جِهَةِ دِيَانَتِهِمْ وَعَنْ وَاحِدٍ اسْمُهُ يَسُوعُ قَدْ مَاتَ وَكَانَ بُولُسُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ حَيٌّ.

 

 

 

 

Gospel Reading
John 16:23-33

يوحنا 16: 23-33

The Lord said to his disciples, "Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father, he will give it to you in my name. Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

"I have said this to you in figures; the hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father. In that day you will ask in my name; and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from the Father. I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father."

His disciples said, "Ah, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure! Now we know that you know all things, and need none to question you; by this we believe that you came from God." Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe? The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, every man to his home, and will leave me alone; yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace."

23قال الرب لتلاميذه اَلْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ كُلَّ مَا طَلَبْتُمْ مِنَ الآبِ بِاسْمِي يُعْطِيكُمْ. 24إِلَى الآنَ لَمْ تَطْلُبُوا شَيْئاً بِاسْمِي. اُطْلُبُوا تَأْخُذُوا، لِيَكُونَ فَرَحُكُمْ كَامِلاً.25قَدْ كَلَّمْتُكُمْ بِهَذَا بِأَمْثَالٍ، وَلَكِنْ تَأْتِي سَاعَةٌ حِينَ لاَ أُكَلِّمُكُمْ أَيْضاً بِأَمْثَالٍ بَلْ أُخْبِرُكُمْ عَنِ الآبِ علاَنِيَةً. 26فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ تَطْلُبُونَ بِاسْمِي. وَلَسْتُ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنِّي أَنَا أَسْأَلُ الآبَ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ، 27لأَنَّ الآبَ نَفْسَهُ يُحِبُّكُمْ ، لأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ أَحْبَبْتُمُونِي، وَآمَنْتُمْ أَنِّي مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ خَرَجْتُ. 28خَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِ الآبِ، وَقَدْ أَتَيْتُ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ، وَأَيْضاً أَتْرُكُ الْعَالَمَ وَأَذْهَبُ إِلَى الآبِ.29قَالَ لَهُ تلاَمِيذُهُ: هُوَذَا الآنَ تَتَكَلَّمُ عَلاَنِيَةً وَلَسْتَ تَقُولُ مَثَلاً وَاحِداً. 30اَلآنَ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ عَالِمٌ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَلَسْتَ تَحْتَاجُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَكَ أَحَدٌ. لِهَذَا نُؤْمِنُ أَنَّكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ خَرَجْتَ. 31أَجَابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: أَلآنَ تُؤْمِنُونَ؟ 32هُوَذَا تَأْتِي سَاعَةٌ، وَقَدْ أَتَتِ الآنَ، تَتَفَرَّقُونَ فِيهَا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى خَاصَّتِهِ، وَتَتْرُكُونَنِي وَحْدِي. وَأَنَا لَسْتُ وَحْدِي لأَنَّ الآبَ مَعِي. 33قَدْ كَلَّمْتُكُمْ بِهَذَا لِيَكُونَ لَكُمْ فِيَّ سَلاَمٌ.

 

 

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