[{ "Type":"Bashans 16", "PaulineEpistle":0, "CatholicEpistle":0, "Acts":0, "Psalm":0, "Prophecy":0, "Gospel":0 }, { "Type":"Vespers", "PaulineEpistle":0, "CatholicEpistle":0, "Acts":0, "Prophecy":0, "Psalm":" From the psalms of our teacher David the prophet, may his blessings be with us Amen. Psalm 135:19-20 Bless the LORD, O house of Israel! RETURN         Bless the LORD, O house of Aaron! RETURN         Bless the LORD, O house of Levi! RETURN         You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD! ", "Gospel":" Luke 14:1-6 Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely. And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy. And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, \"Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?\" RETURN RETURN But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go. Then He answered them, saying, \"Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?\" And they could not answer Him regarding these things." }, { "Type":"Matins", "PaulineEpistle":0, "CatholicEpistle":0, "Acts":0, "Prophecy":0, "Psalm":" From the psalms of our teacher David the prophet, may his blessings be with us Amen. Psalm 36:5 & Psalm 36:6 Your love, O LORD , reaches to the heavens, RETURN your faithfulness to the skies. RETURN Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, RETURN your justice like the great deep. RETURN O LORD , you preserve both man and beast. ", "Gospel":" John 7:37-46 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, \"If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.\" But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. RETURN RETURN Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, \"Truly this is the Prophet.\" Others said, \"This is the Christ.\" RETURN RETURN But some said, \"Will the Christ come out of Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?\" So there was a division among the people because of Him. Now some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him. RETURN RETURN Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, \"Why have you not brought Him?\" RETURN RETURN The officers answered, \"No man ever spoke like this Man!\"" }, { "Type":"Liturgy", "PaulineEpistle":" From the epistle of teacher St. Paul the apostle to the (...), may his blessings be with us Amen. Hebrews 10:1-13 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. RETURN RETURN Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: RETURN         \"Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, RETURN         But a body You have prepared for Me. RETURN         In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin RETURN         You had no pleasure. RETURN         Then I said, \"Behold, I have come-- RETURN         In the volume of the book it is written of Me-- RETURN         To do Your will, O God.\"' RETURN RETURN Previously saying, \"Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them\" which are offered according to the law, then He said, \"Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.\" He takes away the first that He may establish the second. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. RETURN RETURN And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. The grace of God the Father be with you all. Amen. Catholic Epistle The catholic epistle from the epistle of our teacher St. (...), may his blessings be with us Amen. My beloved. 1st John 5:11-21 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. RETURN RETURN Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. RETURN RETURN If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death. RETURN RETURN We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. RETURN RETURN We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one. RETURN RETURN And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. RETURN RETURN Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. Do not love the world nor the things in the world. The world passes away, and its desires; but he who does the will of God abides forever. Amen. Acts of the Apostles The Acts of our fathers the Apostles, may their holy blessings be with us all. Amen. Acts 23:6-11 But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, \"Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!\" RETURN RETURN And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the assembly was divided. For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection--and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees confess both. Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees' party arose and protested, saying, \"We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.\" RETURN RETURN Now when there arose a great dissension, the commander, fearing lest Paul might be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks. RETURN RETURN But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, \"Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.\" The word of the Lord shall grow, multiply, be mighty, and be confirmed in the holy Church of God. Amen. Synaxarium The Commemoration of St. John The Evangelist. Stand up in the fear of God and listen to the Holy Gospel. A chapter according to St. (...) may his blessing be with us all amen. Psalm From the psalms of our teacher David the prophet, may his blessings be with us Amen. Psalm 135:3 & Psalm 135:5 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;RETURN Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant.RETURN For I know that the LORD is great,RETURN And our Lord is above all gods. Gospel John 14:1-11 \"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.\" RETURN RETURN Thomas said to Him, \"Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?\" RETURN RETURN Jesus said to him, \"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. RETURN RETURN \"If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.\" RETURN RETURN Philip said to Him, \"Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.\" RETURN RETURN Jesus said to him, \"Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, \"Show us the Father'? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. If you have benefited from this site, please help us support this project through your donations. All donations are tax deductible. Sponsored by St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City, NJ Back to top", "CatholicEpistle":" The catholic epistle from the epistle of our teacher St. (...), may his blessings be with us Amen. My beloved. 1st John 5:11-21 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. RETURN RETURN Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. RETURN RETURN If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death. RETURN RETURN We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. RETURN RETURN We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one. RETURN RETURN And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. RETURN RETURN Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. Do not love the world nor the things in the world. The world passes away, and its desires; but he who does the will of God abides forever. Amen. ", "Acts":" 23:6-11 But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, \"Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!\" RETURN RETURN And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the assembly was divided. For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection--and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees confess both. Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees' party arose and protested, saying, \"We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.\" RETURN RETURN Now when there arose a great dissension, the commander, fearing lest Paul might be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks. RETURN RETURN But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, \"Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.\" The word of the Lord shall grow, multiply, be mighty, and be confirmed in the holy Church of God. Amen. ", "Psalm":" 135:5 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;RETURN Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant.RETURN For I know that the LORD is great,RETURN And our Lord is above all gods. ", "Prophecy":0, "Gospel":" John 14:1-11 \"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.\" RETURN RETURN Thomas said to Him, \"Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?\" RETURN RETURN Jesus said to him, \"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. RETURN RETURN \"If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.\" RETURN RETURN Philip said to Him, \"Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.\" RETURN RETURN Jesus said to him, \"Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, \"Show us the Father'? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. If you have benefited from this site, please help us support this project through your donations. All donations are tax deductible. Sponsored by St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City, NJ Back to top" }]