Daily Readings
Saints/Feast Days to be Commemorated: + Kidist Mariam (Holy Virgin Mary)
Day 21
Morning Prayer
In the name of the Father…
Opening Prayer
O Lord Jesus Christ our saviour and the true light of all on the road of salvation, we pray you to give us the strength to walk with you in the ways of peace and innocence, we make this in the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Amen. Our Father who art… O my Lady Mary…
Psalm 105: 1 – 45
105:1 O give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. 105:2 Sing to him, sing psalms to him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. 105:3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. 105:4 Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore. 105:5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; 105:6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. 105:7 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth. 105:8 He hath remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 105:9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac. 105:10 And confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 105:11 Saying, to thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance 105:12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 105:13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people. 105:14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes. 105:15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. 105:16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. 105:17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: 105:18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: 105:19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him. 105:20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. 105:21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: 105:22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. 105:23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. 105:24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.105:25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtly with his servants. 105:26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen. 105:27 They showed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. 105:28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. 105:29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. 105:30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. 105:31 He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. 105:32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. 105:33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brakes the trees of their coasts. 105:34 He spoke, and the locusts came, and caterpillars, and that without number. 105:35. And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. 105:36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. 105:37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. 105:38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them. 105:39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night. 105:40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 105:41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river. 105:42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant. 105:43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness. 105:44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people. 105:45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord. Glory be to the…
Scripture Readings
1st Reading
Tobit 4: 16 – 17, 19 – 20
4:16 Give of your bread to the hungry, and of your garments to them that are naked; and according to your abundance give alms: and let not your eye be envious, when you give alms. 4:17 Pour out your bread on the burial of the just, but give nothing to the wicked. 4:19. Bless the Lord your God always, and desire of him that your ways may be directed, and that all your paths and counsels may prosper: forevery nation hath not counsel; but the Lord himself gives all good things, and he humbles whom he will, as he will; now therefore, my son, remember my commandments, neither let them be put out of your mind. 4:20. And now I signify this to they that I committed ten talents to Gabael the son of Gabrias at Rages in Media. He who receives the prophet…
2nd Reading
2nd Thessalonians 3: 10 – 13
3:10. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 3:11. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. 3:12. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. 3:13. But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. He who receives the apostle…
3rd Reading (Chant)
Psalm 108: 1 – 2
108:1. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
108:2. Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. Halleluiah, stand up and…
4th Reading
The Gospel of St John 14: 1 – 4
14:1. Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 14:2. 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. 14:3. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 14:4. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. He that believes in the… It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one ….
Concluding Prayer
O Lord our God, we humbly ask you, in your great mercy and loving kindness hear our morning prayer, and cleanse our hearts, so that no evil may have power over us who have been healed by the light of your grace. We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ your Holy Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen. Our Father who… O my Lady Mary
Evening Prayer
In the name of the Father…
Opening Prayer
O God our Almighty Father whose name is Holy and whose mercy and living kindness are glorified by the Angels and from generation to generation, hear the prayer of your people and grant that we may glorify you by never ending thanks ad praise, now and forever. Amen. Our Father… O my Lady Mary…
Psalm 106: 1 – 48
106:1. Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endures forever. 106:2. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can recountall his praise? 106:3. Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times. 106:4. Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest to your people: O visit me with your salvation. 106:5. That I may see the good of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation that I may glory with your inheritance. 106:6. We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 106:7. Our fathers understood not your wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of your mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. 106:8. Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. 106:9. He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. 106:10. And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 106:11. And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left. 106:12. Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. 106:13. They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel. 106:14. But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. 106:15. And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. 106:16. They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord. 106:17. The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram. 106:18. And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. 106:19. They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. 106:20. Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eats grass. 106:21. They forgot God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt. 106:22. Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea. 106:23. Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. 106:24. Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word. 106:25. But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not to the voice of the Lord. 106:26. Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness. 106:27. To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. 106:28. They joined themselves also to Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. 106:29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them. 106:30. Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed. 106:31. And that was counted to him for righteousness to all generations forevermore. 106:32. They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes. 106:33. Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips. 106:34. They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the Lord commanded them. 106:35. But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. 106:36. And they served their idols: which were a snare to them. 106:37. Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils, 106:38. And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. 106:39. Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions. 106:40. Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, in so much that he abhorred his own inheritance. 106:41. And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them. 106:42. Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. 106:43. Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. 106:44. Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: 106:45. And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. 106:46. He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives. 106:47. Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks to your holy name, and to triumph in your praise. 106:48. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord. Glory be to the Father…
Scripture Readings
Kidus Elias
1st Reading
Ezekiel 36: 25 – 27
36:25. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthyss, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 36:26. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 36:27. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. He who receives the…
2nd Reading
Colossians 1: 9 – 11
1:9. For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 1:10. That ye might walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 1:11. Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, to all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; He who receives the apostle…
3rd Reading (Chant)
Psalm 117: 1 – 2
117:1. O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. 117:2. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise ye the Lord. Halleluiah stand up and…
4th Reading
The Gospel of St John 13: 34 – 35
13:34. A new commandment I give to you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 13:35. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. He that believes in the Son…
Concluding Prayer
Lord our God, King of heaven and earth, we pray you to help us to know that there will be judgment without mercy for those who have not been merciful themselves; and to talk and behave like people who are going to be judged by the law of freedom and to keep your law this day and always. And let your grace be with us always; and let us give thanks to your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ, for yours is the power and the glory, both now and forever, world without end. Amen. Our Father… O my Lady Mary…
Synaxarium
THE SECOND MONTH
TEKEMT 21
(October 31)
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT,
ONE GOD. AMEN.
On this day is celebrated a festival of commemoration of our holy Lady the Virgin Mariyam. Salutation to thee, O Mariyam, on whom the Sun of Righteousness rose. Salutation unto thee, O garden of stacte and cassia.
And on this day also is commemorated the translation of the body of Saint Lazarus, whom our Lord raised from the dead. And one of the Christian emperors, having heard the history of the saint whilst he was in the island of Cyprus, translated his body to the city of Constantinople. When they wanted to translate it [the workmen] found the saint’s body buried under the earth and laid in a stone sarcophagus. And there was cut upon it in [letters of] gold the following: “This is the body of Saint Lazarus, the friend of our Lord Jesus Christ, whom He raised from the dead, after [he had lain] in the grave four days.” When they found the body they rejoiced with great joy, and they carried it to Constantinople, and the priest went out and received it with great honor, and with psalms, and hymns, and prayers, and incense; and they laid it in the sanctuary until they could build a church for it, and translated the body thither. And they made a great festival in honor thereof on this day. Salutation to the emperor who translated the body of Lazarus to Antioch (sic) from Cyprus.
And on this day also died the holy father Abba John, Archbishop of the holy city of Jerusalem in the days of the God-loving King David, (A.D. 1411-1413) the grandson of the King Sayf’Ar’Ad. Now this father was the son of Christian parents, who feared God, and they belonged to the city of Mesr (Cairo); and they reared the holy man [piously] and called him John. When he grew up they taught him Christian doctrine, and when he was fit to serve in the grade of deacon he was appointed a deacon. And having performed the duties of a deacon well and carefully, and was fit for the grade of priest, he was appointed priest. And he devoted himself strenuously to fasting and to prayer, and above all he gave himself to the fear of God and to the love of pilgrims; thereupon he became fit for the grade of apostleship. By the Will of God he was appointed bishop in the holy city of Jerusalem, and he fought a good fight therein, and he taught the people in humility and in the fear of God. And they loved him exceedingly because of his holiness, and his goodly figure, and his open countenance which was as that of an angel of God. After he had been seated on his throne for a few years. Satan brought a trial upon him and removed him from his people and from his city. And this was in the days when Abba Mark was archbishop of Alexandria. And the King of Mesr (Cairo), a Hanafite, forced him to send an embassy to the King of Ethiopia, who was in submission to him, concerning the Muslims who dwelt under his rule. Now there was in his days a king, whose name was Sayf’Ar’Ad, and he was also named Constantine, and he slew many of the Muslims who rebelled against him, and some of them he drove out of his country and they went to the King of Mesr (Cairo) and took refuge with him. And they said, “The King of Ethiopia hath made an end of the Muslims; some of them he hath slain, and some of them he hath made Christians.” When the King of Mesr (Cairo) heard thee words, his zeal for his religion rose up, and he compelled the archbishop to dispatch elders to [Ethiopia], and he told him that he held him as hostage for the obedience of the King of Ethiopia and the safety of the other Muslims who were in his kingdom. And our father the archbishop and his bishops agreed with the Government of Mesr (Cairo) concerning those who were to be sent to the King of Ethiopia, and they chose those fathers, those shining stars, because of their holiness, and learning, and wisdom, that is to say the honorable father Abba John, and the learned and prudent father Abba Cyril, Bishop of ‘Akhnas, and he forced them to go to the frontier of Ethiopia, and God-loving King Sayf’Ar’Ad, may God rest his soul! Amen, heard concerning them, and he rejoiced with exceeding great joy; and he sent his soldiers to them with presents and mules to receive them, and when they had come to the king he paid them exceedingly great honor. And after they had read to him the letter of our father the archbishop, they wished to return to their thrones, and to their peoples, and to their churches, but the lord king prevented them from departing because he loved their holiness, and because he loved their persons, and their priestly service, and their faces which were full of grace, for they were like unto [those of] the angels of God, and they shone like the sun; and the lord king loved them with a great love because of their holiness and their prayers. After a short time God wished, in His mercy, to remove this father Abba John from the labor of this transitory world, and He brought upon him a slight illness, and he died at a good old age, now his work was well-pleasing unto God, in the eleven hundred and sixth year of the Era of the Righteous Martyrs (A.D. 1390).
And on this day died the great [prophet] Joel. This righteous man prophesied in the days of ‘Abya (Abijah) the son of Jeroboam, the son of Solomon the king. He taught the people, and admonished them, and prophesied concerning the dwelling of God of Zion, and concerning His Passion, and concerning the descent of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, upon the holy Apostles on the day of the festival of Pentecost. And he revealed that they would prophesy, their daughters, and their sons, and their old men, and their young men, and the women who dwelt with them. “And if there be a prophet who prophesies, I will pour out My Spirit upon all men” (Joel ii. 28); and I will not pour except [on] the Apostles. Now of this passage there are two interpretations; I, Because the holy Apostles were perfect in working righteousness he called them “men,” for he who is not perfect among men in doing the good pleasure of God is not called a “man”; II, From the Apostles the Holy Spirit was poured out upon all the believing saints from the time of their preaching to the day of the Resurrection. And this prophet prophesied also concerning the going forth of the Law of the Gospel from Zion, when he said, “A stream of water shall flow forth from the house of God, and it shall water the valley of Shittim” (Joel iii.18). And he made known that after the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ war should break out on the earth, and he spoke also concerning the day of the Resurrection. And he said, “The sun shall become dark, and the moon shall become like blood, and the light of the stars shall be hidden” (Joel ii. 31). Now this prophet prophesied more than a thousand years before the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. This righteous man belonged to the tribe of Reuben, and he arrived at a good old age, and he pleased God and died in peace, and was buried in the fields. Salutation to Joel the prophet, the son of Batuel, whose tongue was sharper than a razor.
And on this day our Lady Mariyam wrought a miracle and delivered Matthias from the prison house.
Glory be to God Who is glorified in His Saints. Amen.
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