Liturgical Day

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
4th Tuesday after Pascha No Fast
Today we commemorate: 4th Tuesday after Pascha The Holy Martyr Glyceria Sergios the Confessor Alexandros the Martyr Pausikakos, Bishop of Synnada

Daily Readings
Epistle Reading Acts of the Apostles 10:21-33	أعمال الرسل 10: 21-33
In those days, Peter went down to the men sent by Cornelius to him and said, "I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for your coming?" And they said, "Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well-spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to hear what you have to say." So he called them in to be his guests. The next day he rose and went off with them, and some of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him. And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his kinsmen and close friends. When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I too am a man." And as he talked with him, he went in and found many persons gathered; and he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit any one of another nation; but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. So when I was sent for, I came without objection. I ask then why you sent for me." And Cornelius said, "Four days ago, about this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel, saying, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter; he is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the seaside.' So I sent to you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."	²¹فَي تلك الأيام نَزَلَ بُطْرُسُ إِلَى الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ أَرْسِلُوا إِلَيْهِ مِنْ قِبَلِ كَرْنِيلِيُوسُ وَقَالَ: ((هَا أَنَا الَّذِي تَطْلُبُونَهُ. مَا هُوَ السَّبَبُ الَّذِي حَضَرْتُمْ لأَجْلِهِ؟)) ²²فَقَالُوا: ((إِنَّ كَرْنِيلِيُوسَ قَائِدَ مِئَةٍ رَجُلاً بَارّاً وَخَائِفَ اللهِ وَمَشْهُوداً لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةِ الْيَهُودِ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِ بِمَلاَكٍ مُقَدَّسٍ أَنْ يَسْتَدْعِيَكَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ وَيَسْمَعَ مِنْكَ كَلاَماً)). ²³فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى دَاخِلٍ وَأَضَافَهُمْ. ثُمَّ فِي الْغَدِ خَرَجَ بُطْرُسُ مَعَهُمْ وَأُنَاسٌ مِنَ الإِخْوَةِ الَّذِينَ مِنْ يَافَا رَافَقُوهُ.²⁴وَفِي الْغَدِ دَخَلُوا قَيْصَرِيَّةَ. وَأَمَّا كَرْنِيلِيُوسُ فَكَانَ يَنْتَظِرُهُمْ وَقَدْ دَعَا أَنْسِبَاءَهُ وَأَصْدِقَاءَهُ الأَقْرَبِينَ. ²⁵وَلَمَّا دَخَلَ بُطْرُسُ اسْتَقْبَلَهُ كَرْنِيلِيُوسُ وَسَجَدَ وَاقِعاً عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ. ²⁶فَأَقَامَهُ بُطْرُسُ قَائِلاً: ((قُمْ أَنَا أَيْضاً إِنْسَانٌ)). ²⁷ثُمَّ دَخَلَ وَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَعَهُ وَوَجَدَ كَثِيرِينَ مُجْتَمِعِينَ. ²⁸فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: ((أَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ هُوَ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلَى رَجُلٍ يَهُودِيٍّ أَنْ يَلْتَصِقَ بِأَحَدٍ أَجْنَبِيٍّ أَوْ يَأْتِيَ إِلَيْهِ. وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ أَرَانِي اللهُ أَنْ لاَ أَقُولَ عَنْ إِنْسَانٍ مَا إِنَّهُ دَنِسٌ أَوْ نَجِسٌ. ²⁹فَلِذَلِكَ جِئْتُ مِنْ دُونِ مُنَاقَضَةٍ إِذِ اسْتَدْعَيْتُمُونِي. فَأَسْتَخْبِرُكُمْ: لأَيِّ سَبَبٍ اسْتَدْعَيْتُمُونِي؟)). ³⁰فَقَالَ كَرْنِيلِيُوسُ: ((مُنْذُ أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامٍ إِلَى هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ كُنْتُ صَائِماً. وَفِي السَّاعَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فِي بَيْتِي وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَدْ وَقَفَ أَمَامِي بِلِبَاسٍ لاَمِعٍ ³¹وَقَالَ: يَا كَرْنِيلِيُوسُ سُمِعَتْ صَلاَتُكَ وَذُكِرَتْ صَدَقَاتُكَ أَمَامَ اللهِ. ³²فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَى يَافَا وَاسْتَدْعِ سِمْعَانَ الْمُلَقَّبَ بُطْرُسَ. إِنَّهُ نَازِلٌ فِي بَيْتِ سِمْعَانَ رَجُلٍ دَبَّاغٍ عِنْدَ الْبَحْرِ. فَهُوَ مَتَى جَاءَ يُكَلِّمُكَ. ³³فَأَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ حَالاً. وَأَنْتَ فَعَلْتَ حَسَناً إِذْ جِئْتَ. وَالآنَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعاً حَاضِرُونَ أَمَامَ اللهِ لِنَسْمَعَ جَمِيعَ مَا أَمَرَكَ بِهِ اللهُ)).
Gospel Reading John 7:1-13	يوحنا 7: 1-13
At that time, Jesus went about in Galilee; he would not go about in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jews' feast of Tabernacles was at hand. So his brothers said to him, "Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples may see the works you are doing. For no man works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world." For even his brothers did not believe in him. Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify of it that its works are evil. Go to the feast yourselves; I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come." So saying, he remained in Galilee. But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private. The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, "Where is he?" And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, "He is a good man," others said, "No, he is leading the people astray." Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.	1 في ذلك الزمان كَانَ يَسُوعُ يَتَرَدَّدُ بَعْدَ هَذَا فِي الْجَلِيلِ لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُرِدْ أَنْ يَتَرَدَّدَ فِي الْيَهُودِيَّةِ لأَنَّ الْيَهُودَ كَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ.2 وَكَانَ عِيدُ الْيَهُودِ عِيدُ الْمَظَالِّ قَرِيباً3 فَقَالَ لَهُ إِخْوَتُهُ: «ﭐنْتَقِلْ مِنْ هُنَا وَاذْهَبْ إِلَى الْيَهُودِيَّةِ لِكَيْ يَرَى تلاَمِيذُكَ أَيْضاً أَعْمَالَكَ الَّتِي تَعْمَلُ4 لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَعْمَلُ شَيْئاً فِي الْخَفَاءِ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَكُونَ علاَنِيَةً. إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْمَلُ هَذِهِ الأَشْيَاءَ فَأَظْهِرْ نَفْسَكَ لِلْعَالَمِ».5 لأَنَّ إِخْوَتَهُ أَيْضاً لَمْ يَكُونُوا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ.6 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «إِنَّ وَقْتِي لَمْ يَحْضُرْ بَعْدُ وَأَمَّا وَقْتُكُمْ فَفِي كُلِّ حِينٍ حَاضِرٌ.7 لاَ يَقْدِرُ الْعَالَمُ أَنْ يُبْغِضَكُمْ وَلَكِنَّهُ يُبْغِضُنِي أَنَا لأَنِّي أَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّ أَعْمَالَهُ شِرِّيرَةٌ.8 اِصْعَدُوا أَنْتُمْ إِلَى هَذَا الْعِيدِ. أَنَا لَسْتُ أَصْعَدُ بَعْدُ إِلَى هَذَا الْعِيدِ لأَنَّ وَقْتِي لَمْ يُكْمَلْ بَعْدُ».9 قَالَ لَهُمْ هَذَا وَمَكَثَ فِي الْجَلِيلِ.10 وَلَمَّا كَانَ إِخْوَتُهُ قَدْ صَعِدُوا حِينَئِذٍ صَعِدَ هُوَ أَيْضاً إِلَى الْعِيدِ لاَ ظَاهِراً بَلْ كَأَنَّهُ فِي الْخَفَاءِ.11 فَكَانَ الْيَهُودُ يَطْلُبُونَهُ فِي الْعِيدِ وَيَقُولُونَ: «أَيْنَ ذَاكَ؟»12 وَكَانَ فِي الْجُمُوعِ مُنَاجَاةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مِنْ نَحْوِهِ. بَعْضُهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: «إِنَّهُ صَالِحٌ». وَآخَرُونَ يَقُولُونَ: «لاَ بَلْ يُضِلُّ الشَّعْبَ».13 وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ يَتَكَلَّمُ عَنْهُ جِهَاراً لِسَبَبِ الْخَوْفِ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ.
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