4 Mechir February 11 Season : Annual Tune : Watos Breaking of Ninevites Fast Verse of the Day: "They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary." (Psalm 67:24) From Matins' Psalm Pauline Epistle: Colossians 4:2-18 "Pray also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak of the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds." Catholic Epistle: I Peter 3:15-22 "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be always ready to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear." Praxis: Acts 1:1-14 "But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be withnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all of Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." Synexarion: + Martyrdom of St. Agapus one of the seventy apostles. Psalm: 95:2,3 "Sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord all the earth. Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; show forth his salvation from day to day." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 10:1-20 "Therefore he said unto them, 'The harvest is truly great, but the laborers are few. Pray, therefore the Lord of the harvest that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.'" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mechir 5 February 12 LITURGY: ________ Pauline Epistle: Hebrew 11:17-31 "Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward." Catholic Epistle: James 1:12-21 "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man." Praxis: Acts 19:11-20 "So that from his (Paul's) body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirit went out of them." Synexarion: + The commemoration of Pope Agrippinus the 10th Patriarch of Alexandria + The commemoration of St. Bishoy of Akhmeem monastery. + The commemoration of St. Apollo the friend of St. Abeeb + The commemoration of moving the relics of the 49 elders of Sheheet into their church Psalm: 1:1 "Blessed is the man that waketh not in the counsel of the ungodlly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, not sitteth on the seat of the scournful." Alleluia! Gospel: Mathew 4:23-5:16 "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amsheer 6 February 13 Verse of the day: "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth." Heb. 12:6 LITURGY: ________ Pauline Epistle: Hebrew 12: 3-14 "If ye endure chastening; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?" Catholic Epistle: 1 Peter 4:12-19 "Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to Him in well doing as unto a faithful Creator." Praxis: Acts 7:44-8:1 "Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers." Synexarion: + The commemoration of St. Abakeer and Youhana and the three virgins and their mother. Psalm: 34:19, 20 "Many are the afflictions of the righteous : but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 11:53-12:12 "And I say unto you my friends, be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do." PS: Sorry for not sending this on friday. the snow kept me away from the lab :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 Mechir February 15 Season : Feast of the Entry of Our Lord Jesus Christ into the Temple Tune : Festal (Jubilant) Verse of the Day: "So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law..." (Luke 2:27) Pauline Epistle: Philippians 3:1-12 "...and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith..." Catholic Epistle: 2 Peter 1:12-21 "...for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." Praxis: Acts 15:13-21 "...so that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who are called by My name, Says the Lord who does all these things." Synexarion: + The meeting of our Lord Jesus Christ after 40 days of His Divine Birth with Simeon the elder in the temple. There, according to the Mosaic Law, sacrifices were offered. Simon took Him up in his arms, blessed God and said: "Lord, now let Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word." Psalm: 49:14,23 "Sacrifice unto God a sacrifice of praise and pay unto the Most High Thy vows. A sacrifice of praise shall glorify me, wherein I shall show unto him my salvation." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 2:21-39 "Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Mechir February 16 Season : Annual Tune : Adam Verse of the Day: "So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple." (Luke 14:33) Pauline Epistle: 1 Corinthians 3:1-8 "Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor." Catholic Epistle: 2 Peter 1:1-11 "...by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." Praxis: Acts 15:13-29 "men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." Synexarion: + St. Barsuma, the father of the Syrian monks. He dwelt in the mountains and a group of disciples gradually gathered around him. He performed many miracles; he made sweet a bitter spring near his monastery. He opposed the Nestorian and Chalcedonian teachings. + Martyr St. Paul the Syrian. Psalm: 60:1-3 "Hearken, O God, unto my supplication; attend unto my prayer; on a rock hast Thou lifted me on high. Thou hast guided me, for Thou art become my hope; a tower of strength against the face of the enemy." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 14:25-35 "And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mechir 12 February 19 Theme of the day: WISDOM LITURGY: ________ Pauline Epistle: 1 Corinthians 3:4-23 "Let no man decive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool that he may be wise." Catholic Epistle: 1 Peter 5:5-14 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whome he may devour." Praxis: Acts 18:24-19:6 "Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus." Synexarion: + The commemoration of the archangel Michael. + The commemoration of St. Gelasius. Psalm: 37: 30, 31 "The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. The law of his God is in his heart; non of his steps shall slide." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 16:1-12 "And the Lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mechir 13 February 20 LITURGY: ________ Pauline Epistle: Romans 8:18-30 "For I reckon that the suffering of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." Catholic Epistle: 1 Peter 3:8-15 "But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye; and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled." Praxis: Acts 19:23-41 "And the same time there arose no small stir about that way." Synexarion: + The martyrdom of St. Sergius, his family, and others from Athreeb + The commemoration of Pope Timothy III (the 32nd Patriarch of Alexandria). Psalm: 68:35,3 "O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is that giveth strength and power unto his people." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 12:4-12 "But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------