St. Michael the Archangel

Liturgical Day

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
Today we commemorate:
Daily Readings
Epistle Reading
Acts of the Apostles 2:38-43

أعمال الرسل 2: 38-43

In those days, Peter said to the people, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him." And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation." So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

38 في تلك الأيام قال بطرس للشعب: ((تُوبُوا وَلْيَعْتَمِدْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى اسْمِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ لِغُفْرَانِ الْخَطَايَا فَتَقْبَلُوا عَطِيَّةَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ. 39لأَنَّ الْمَوْعِدَ هُوَ لَكُمْ وَلأَوْلاَدِكُمْ وَلِكُلِّ الَّذِينَ عَلَى بُعْدٍ كُلِّ مَنْ يَدْعُوهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا)). 40وَبِأَقْوَالٍ أُخَرَ كَثِيرَةٍ كَانَ يَشْهَدُ لَهُمْ وَيَعِظُهُمْ قَائِلاً: ((اخْلُصُوا مِنْ هَذَا الْجِيلِ الْمُلْتَوِي)). 41فَقَبِلُوا كَلاَمَهُ بِفَرَحٍ وَاعْتَمَدُوا وَانْضَمَّ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ نَحْوُ ثَلاَثَةِ آلاَفِ نَفْسٍ. 42وَكَانُوا يُواظِبُونَ عَلَى تَعْلِيمِ الرُّسُلِ وَالشَّرِكَةِ وَكَسْرِ الْخُبْزِ وَالصَّلَوَاتِ.43وَصَارَ خَوْفٌ فِي كُلِّ نَفْسٍ. وَكَانَتْ عَجَائِبُ وَآيَاتٌ كَثِيرَةٌ تُجْرَى عَلَى أَيْدِي الرُّسُلِ.

 

Gospel Reading
Luke 4:1-15

لوقا 4: 1-15

At that time Jesus returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness, tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'" And the devil took him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory; for it has been delivered to me, and I will give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it shall all be yours." And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

And he took him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here; for it is written, 'He will give his angels charge of you, to guard you,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'" And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and a report concerning him went out through all the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

1 في ذلك الزمان َرَجَعَ يَسُوعُ مِنَ الأُرْدُنِّ مُمْتَلِئاً مِنَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ ، وَكَانَ يُقْتَادُ بِالرُّوحِ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ 2أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً يُجَرَّبُ مِنْ إِبْلِيسَ. وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ شَيْئاً فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ. وَلَمَّا تَمَّتْ جَاعَ أَخِيراً. 3وَقَالَ لَهُ إِبْلِيسُ: ((إِنْ كُنْتَ ابْنَ اللهِ ، فَقُلْ لِهَذَا الْحَجَرِ أَنْ يَصِيرَ خُبْزاً)). 4فَأَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ قَائِلاً : ((مَكْتُوبٌ : أَنْ لَيْسَ بِالْخُبْزِ وَحْدَهُ يَحْيَا الإِنْسَانُ بَلْ بِكُلِّ كَلِمَةٍ مِنَ اللهِ)). 5ثُمَّ أَصْعَدَهُ إِبْلِيسُ إِلَى جَبَلٍ عَالٍ وَأَرَاهُ جَمِيعَ مَمَالِكِ الْمَسْكُونَةِ فِي لَحْظَةٍ مِنَ الزَّمَانِ. 6وَقَالَ لَهُ إِبْلِيسُ: ((لَكَ أُعْطِي هَذَا السُّلْطَانَ كُلَّهُ وَمَجْدَهُنَّ ، لأَنَّهُ إِلَيَّ قَدْ دُفِعَ ، وَأَنَا أُعْطِيهِ لِمَنْ أُرِيدُ. 7فَإِنْ سَجَدْتَ أَمَامِي يَكُونُ لَكَ الْجَمِيعُ)). 8فَأَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ : ((اذْهَبْ يَا شَيْطَانُ! إِنَّهُ مَكْتُوبٌ: لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ تَسْجُدُ وَإِيَّاهُ وَحْدَهُ تَعْبُدُ)). 9ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ ، وَأَقَامَهُ عَلَى جَنَاحِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: ((إِنْ كُنْتَ ابْنَ اللهِ فَاطْرَحْ نَفْسَكَ مِنْ هُنَا إِلَى أَسْفَلُ ،10لأَنَّهُ مَكْتُوبٌ: أَنَّهُ يُوصِي مَلاَئِكَتَهُ بِكَ لِكَيْ يَحْفَظُوكَ،11وَأَنَّهُمْ عَلَى أَيَادِيهِمْ يَحْمِلُونَكَ لِكَيْ لاَ تَصْدِمَ بِحَجَرٍ رِجْلَكَ)). 12فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُ : ((إِنَّهُ قِيلَ: لاَ تُجَرِّبِ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكَ)). 13وَلَمَّا أَكْمَلَ إِبْلِيسُ كُلَّ تَجْرِبَةٍ فَارَقَهُ إِلَى حِينٍ. 14وَرَجَعَ يَسُوعُ بِقُوَّةِ الرُّوحِ إِلَى الْجَلِيلِ ، وَخَرَجَ خَبَرٌ عَنْهُ فِي جَمِيعِ الْكُورَةِ الْمُحِيطَةِ. 15وَكَانَ يُعَلِّمُ فِي مَجَامِعِهِمْ مُمَجَّداً مِنَ الْجَمِيعِ.

 

 

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