Liturgical Day

Monday, March 31, 2025
5th Monday of Lent Strict Fast
Today we commemorate: The Holy Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra Theophilos the Martyr and those with him Innocent, Enlightener of Siberia & Alaska Akakios the Confessor

Daily Readings
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 37:33-38:6	إشعياء: 37: 33-38: 6
"Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city, or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a shield, or cast up a siege mound against it. By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, says the LORD. For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David." And the angel of the LORD went forth, and slew a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went home and dwelt at Nineveh. And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, slew him with the sword, and escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, "Thus says the LORD: Set your house in order; for you shall die, you shall not recover." Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD, and said, "Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in thy sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: "Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and defend this city.	33لذلِكَ يقولُ الرّبُّ على مَلِكِ أشُّورَ: لن يدخُلَ هذِهِ المدينةَ، ولا يرمي إليها سَهمًا، ولا يتقدَّمُ علَيها بتُرسٍ، ولا ينصِبُ علَيها مِترَسةً. 34لكنْ في الطَّريقِ التي جاءَ مِنها يرجعُ، وإلى هذِهِ المدينةِ لا يدخُلُ. 35فأحمي هذِهِ المدينةِ وأُخلِّصُها مِنْ أجلي ومِنْ أجلِ داوُدَ عبدي». 36وخرَج ملاكُ الرّبِّ وقتَلَ مِنْ جيشِ أشُّورَ مئَةَ ألفٍ وخمسةً وثمانينَ ألفًا. فلمَّا طلَعَ الصَّباحُ كانوا جميعًا جثَثًا هامِدةً. 37فاَنصرَفَ سنحاريبُ ملِكُ أشُّورَ راجعًا إلى عاصِمَتِهِ نينوى. 38وفيما هوَ ساجدٌ في معبَدِ نِسروخ إلهِهِ، قتَلَهُ أدرَمَّلِكُ وشَرآصَرُ اَبناهُ بالسَّيفِ وهرَبا إلى أرضِ أراراطَ. وملَكَ آسَرحَدُّونُ اَبنُهُ مكانَهُ. وفي تلكَ الأيّامِ مرِضَ حِزْقيَّا مرَضًا أشرَفَ بهِ على الموتِ، فجاءَهُ إشَعيا بنُ آموصَ النَّبيُّ وقالَ لَه: «يقولُ الرّبُّ: ضَعْ وصيَّتَكَ لأهلِ بَيتِكَ لأنَّكَ تموتُ ولا شِفاءَ لكَ». 2فأدارَ حِزْقيَّا وجهَهُ إلى الحائِطِ وصلَّى إلى الرّبِّ 3وقالَ «أُذكُرْ يا ربُّ كَيفَ سِرتُ أمامَكَ بالحقِّ وسلامةِ القلبِ، وكَيفَ عَمِلتُ الخيرَ بحَسَبِ مشيئتِكَ». وبكى حِزْقيَّا بُكاءً مُرُا. 4فقالَ الرّبُّ لإشَعيا: 5 إِذهَبْ وقُلْ لِحِزْقيَّا: يقولُ لكَ الرّبُّ إلهُ داوُدَ أبيكَ: سمِعتُ صلاتَكَ ورأيتُ دُموعَكَ، وها أنا أُطيلُ أيّامَكَ خمسَ عشْرَةَ سنَةً 6وأُنقِذُكَ مِنْ يدِ مَلِكِ أشُّورَ وأحمي هذِهِ المدينةَ.
Old Testament Reading Genesis 13:12-18	تكوين 13: 12- 18
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, while Lot dwelt among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. Now the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the LORD. The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, "Lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward; for all the land which you see I will give to you and to your descendants for ever. I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your descendants also can be counted. Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you." So Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron; and there he built an altar to the LORD.	12فأقامَ أبرامُ في أرضِ كنعانَ، وأقَامَ لُوطَ في مُدُنِ الوادي، ونَقَل خيامَه إلى جوارِ سدومَ. 13وكانَ أهلُ سدومَ أشرارًا خاطِئين جدُا أمامَ الرّبِّ. 14وقالَ الرّبُّ لأبرامَ بَعدَما فارَقَهُ لُوطَ: «اَرفَعْ عينَكَ واَنظُرْ مِنَ المَوضِعِ الذي أنتَ فيهِ شِمالاً وجنوبًا وشَرقًا وغَربًا، 15فهذِهِ الأرضُ كُلُّها أهَبُها لكَ ولِنسلِكَ إلى الأبدِ، 16وأجعَلُ نسلَكَ كتُرابِ الأرضِ، فإنْ أمكنَ لأحدٍ أنْ يُحصيَهُ، فنَسلُكَ أيضًا يُحصَى. 17قُمِ اَمشِ في الأرضِ طُولاً وعَرضًا، لأنِّي لكَ أهَبُها». 18فاَنتقلَ أبرامُ بِخيامهِ حتى إلى بلُّوطِ مَمْرا في حَبرونَ، فأقامَ هُناكَ وبَنى مذبَحًا للرّبِّ.
Old Testament Reading Proverbs 14:27-15:4	أمثال 14: 27-15: 4
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined. He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot. He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity. Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools. Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.	27مخافةُ الرّبِّ يُنبوعُ حياةٍ، وبِها تَبتَعِدُ عَنْ أشراكِ الموتِ. 28في كثرَةِ الشَّعبِ جلالُ المُلْكِ. وفي قِلَّةِ عدَدِهِ هلاكُهُ. 29البطيءُ عَنِ الغضَبِ كثيرُ الفهْمِ. والقليلُ الصَّبرِ يُظهِرُ حماقتَهُ. 30القلبُ الصَّالِحُ حياةُ الجسَدِ، والغَيرةُ نَخرٌ للعِظامِ. 331مَنْ يَظلُمِ الوضيعَ يَستهِنْ بِخالِقِهِ. ويُمَجدُهُ مَنْ يتَحَنَّنُ على البائسِ. 32الشِّرِّيرُ تُطيحُ بهِ مَساوِئُهُ، أمَّا الصِّدِّيقُ فتَحميهِ نَزاهَتُهُ. 33في قلبِ الفهيمِ تَستَقِرُّ الحِكمةُ، وفي داخلِ البليدِ لا تُودَعُ. 34العَدلُ يرفَعُ شأنَ الأمَّةِ، وعارُ الشُّعوبِ الخطيئةُ. 35يَرضى المَلِكُ عَنِ العبدِ العاقلِ، وعلى العبدِ المَعتوهِ يُنزِلُ عقابَهُ. الجوابُ الرَّقيقُ يَصرِفُ الغضَبَ، والكَلِمةُ المُوجعةُ تُثيرُ السُّخطَ. 2لِسانُ الحكيمِ يَجودُ بالمَعرِفَةِ. وفَمُ البليدِ يَفيضُ حماقةً. 3عينا الرّبِّ في كُلِّ مكانٍ، تُراقِبانِ الأشرارَ والأخيارَ. 4صلاحُ اللِّسانِ شجرةُ حياةٍ، واَعْوجاجهُ هلاكٌ للرُّوحِ.
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