Sunday, February 6, 2011

Malankara (Indian) Syriac Orthodox Sunday Readings For Sunday, 6 February

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Sunday Readings:


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


Scriptural Readings:

Fifth Sunday after Baptism of our Lord


◦Evening

■St. Matthew 11: 1-15

Matthew 11:1-15 (King James Version)




Matthew 11

1And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.



2Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,



3And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?



4Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:



5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.



6And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.



7And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?



8But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.



9But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.



10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.



11Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.



12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.



13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.



14And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.



15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.






◦Morning

■St. Luke 5:1-11

Luke 5:1-11 (King James Version)




Luke 5

1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,



2And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.



3And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.



4Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.



5And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.



6And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.



7And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.



8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.



9For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:



10And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.



11And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.






◦Before Holy Qurbana

■Genesis9: 12-17

Genesis 9:12-17 (King James Version)




12And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:



13I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.



14And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:



15And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.



16And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.



17And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.






■Psalms29: 1-11

Psalm 29:1-11 (King James Version)




Psalm 29

1Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.



2Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.



3The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.



4The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.



5The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.



6He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.



7The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.



8The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.



9The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.



10The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.



11The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.






■Isaiah41: 8-20

Isaiah 41:8-20 (King James Version)




8But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.



9Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.



10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.



11Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.



12Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.



13For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.



14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.



15Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.



16Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.



17When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.



18I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.



19I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:



20That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.






◦Holy Qurbana

■Acts9: 10 - 21

Acts 9:10-21 (King James Version)




10And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.



11And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,



12And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.



13Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:



14And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.



15But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:



16For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.



17And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.



18And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.



19And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.



20And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.



21But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?






■II Corinthians 4: 1-6

2 Corinthians 4:1-6 (King James Version)




2 Corinthians 4

1Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;



2But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.



3But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:



4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.



5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.



6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.






■St. Mark 1:12-20

Mark 1:12-20 (King James Version)




12And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.



13And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.



14Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,



15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.



16Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.



17And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.



18And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.



19And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.



20And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.





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