Sunday, January 2, 2011

Malankara Syriac Orthodox Weekly Readings For Sunday, 2 January

From malankaraorthodoxchurch.in and biblegateway.com:

Weekly Readings:


Saints/Martyrs/Feasts/Fasts to be observed/commemmorated/celebrated: 

Scriptural Readings:

◦Evening


■St. John1: 35 -42

John 1:35-42 (King James Version)




35Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;



36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!



37And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.



38Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?



39He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.



40One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.



41He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.



42And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.



◦Morning

■St. John 1: 43 - 51

John 1:43-51 (King James Version)




43The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.



44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.



45Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.



46And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.



47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!



48Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.



49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.



50Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.



51And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.






◦Before Holy Qurbana

■Genesis37: 1- 11

Genesis 37:1-7 (King James Version)




Genesis 37

1And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.



2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.



3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.



4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.



5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.



6And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:



7For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.






■1 Samuel 2 : 18-21

1 Samuel 2:18-21 (King James Version)




18But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.



19Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.



20And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.



21And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.






■Isaiah26: 1-12

Isaiah 26:1-12 (King James Version)




Isaiah 26

1In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.



2Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.



3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.



4Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:



5For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.



6The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.



7The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.



8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.



9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.



10Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.



11LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.



12LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.






◦Holy Qurbana

■I John3: 21-24

1 John 3:21-24 (King James Version)




21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.



22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.



23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.



24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.






■Hebrews11: 23-31

Hebrews 11:23-31 (King James Version)




23By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.



24By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;



25Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;



26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.



27By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.



28Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.



29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.



30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.



31By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.






■St. Luke 2: 40 - 52

Luke 2:40-52 (King James Version)




40And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.



41Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.



42And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.



43And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.



44But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.



45And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.



46And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.



47And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.



48And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.



49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?



50And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.



51And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.



52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

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