Saturday, December 21, 2024 | |
Saturday before NativityFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed) | |
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Daily Readings | |
| Epistle Reading St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:8-12 | رسالة بولس الاولى الى غلاطية 2: 6-10 |
Brethren, the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "in you shall all the nations be blessed." So then, those who are men of faith are blessed with Abraham who had faith. For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be every one who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, and do them." Now it is evident that no man is justified before God by the law; for "the righteous shall live by faith"; but the law does not rest on faith, for "He who does them shall live by them." | يَُّا إِخْوَة، الْكِتَابُ إِذْ سَبَقَ فَرَأَى أَنَّ اللهَ بِالإِيمَانِ يُبَرِّرُ الأُمَمَ، سَبَقَ فَبَشَّرَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنْ ((فِيكَ تَتَبَارَكُ جَمِيعُ الأُمَمِ)). إِذاً الَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ يَتَبَارَكُونَ مَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُؤْمِنِ. لأَنَّ جَمِيعَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ أَعْمَالِ النَّامُوسِ هُمْ تَحْتَ لَعْنَةٍ، لأَنَّهُ مَكْتُوبٌ ((مَلْعُونٌ كُلُّ مَنْ لاَ يَثْبُتُ فِي جَمِيعِ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي كِتَابِ النَّامُوسِ لِيَعْمَلَ بِهِ)). وَلَكِنْ أَنْ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَتَبَرَّرُ بِالنَّامُوسِ عِنْدَ اللهِ فَظَاهِرٌ، لأَنَّ ((الْبَارَّ بِالإِيمَانِ يَحْيَا)). وَلَكِنَّ النَّامُوسَ لَيْسَ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ، بَلِ ((الإِنْسَانُ الَّذِي يَفْعَلُهَا سَيَحْيَا بِهَا)). |
| Gospel Reading Luke 13:19-29 | لوقا 13: 19-29 |
The Lord said this parable, "The kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches." And again he said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened." He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. And some one said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them, "Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the householder has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us.' He will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.' Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.' But he will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you come from; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!' There you will weep and gnash your teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out. And men will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit at table in the kingdom of God." | 19 قال الرب هذا المثل يُشْبِهُ ملكوت السماوات حَبَّةَ خَرْدَلٍ أَخَذَهَا إِنْسَانٌ وَأَلْقَاهَا فِي بُسْتَانِهِ ، فَنَمَتْ وَصَارَتْ شَجَرَةً كَبِيرَةً ، وَتَآوَتْ طُيُورُ السَّمَاءِ فِي أَغْصَانِهَا.20وَقَالَ أَيْضاً: بِمَاذَا أُشَبِّهُ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ؟ 21يُشْبِهُ خَمِيرَةً أَخَذَتْهَا امْرَأَةٌ وَخَبَّأَتْهَا فِي ثَلاَثَةِ أَكْيَالِ دَقِيقٍ حَتَّى اخْتَمَرَ الْجَمِيعُ.22وَاجْتَازَ فِي مُدُنٍ وَقُرًى يُعَلِّمُ وَيُسَافِرُ نَحْوَ أُورُشَلِيمَ،23فَقَالَ لَهُ وَاحِدٌ: يَا سَيِّدُ ، أَقَلِيلٌ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَخْلُصُونَ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ: 24اجْتَهِدُوا أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا مِنَ الْبَابِ الضَّيِّقِ ، فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ كَثِيرِينَ سَيَطْلُبُونَ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا وَلاَ يَقْدِرُونَ 25مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا يَكُونُ رَبُّ الْبَيْتِ قَدْ قَامَ وَأَغْلَقَ الْبَابَ ، وَابْتَدَأْتُمْ تَقِفُونَ خَارِجاً وَتَقْرَعُونَ الْبَابَ قَائِلِينَ: يَا رَبُّ ، يَا رَبُّ ، افْتَحْ لَنَا يُجِيبُ ، ويَقُولُ لَكُمْ : لاَ أَعْرِفُكُمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُمْ! 26حِينَئِذٍ تَبْتَدِئُونَ تَقُولُونَ: أَكَلْنَا قُدَّامَكَ وَشَرِبْنَا ، وَعَلَّمْتَ فِي شَوَارِعِنَا! 27فَيَقُولُ: أَقُولُ لَكُمْ : لاَ أَعْرِفُكُمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُمْ ، تَبَاعَدُوا عَنِّي يَا جَمِيعَ فَاعِلِي الظُّلْمِ! 28هُنَاكَ يَكُونُ الْبُكَاءُ وَصَرِيرُ الأَسْنَانِ ، مَتَى رَأَيْتُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَجَمِيعَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ فِي مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ ، وَأَنْتُمْ مَطْرُوحُونَ خَارِجاً. 29وَيَأْتُونَ مِنَ الْمَشَارِقِ وَمِنَ الْمَغَارِبِ وَمِنَ الشِّمَالِ وَالْجَنُوبِ ، وَيَتَّكِئُونَ فِي مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ.
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