September 1st Bahaa El Masry
September 2nd Christopher S. Bishay
September 4th Ameer El Masry
September 4th Sanaa Gabriel
September 5th Nada R. Ramer
September 6th Farook Khalil
September 7th Maged Baslios
September 7th Michelle K. Gabreil
September 8th Samy Mikhail
September 8th Jeffrey E Gabrie
September 11th Jasmine M. Mahfouz
September 12th Suzy Tanios
September 14th Marilyn R. Abd El Sayed
September 15th Kameel Gabreil
September 15th Marcelle Salama
September 16th Elizabeth A. Ibrahim
September 16th Felimon M.Nasry
September 18th Adam N.Toma
September 21st Tony V. Asaad
September 21st Sameh M. Khalil
September 22nd Peter H. El Masry
September 25th Treez Mikhael
September 26th Gehane Cassis
September 27th Dylan F.Khalil
September 27th Alexandra A. Hanna
September 28th Neda A. Alzaher
September 29th Christopher M. Zouen
September 29th Rita S.Cassis
September 29th Nicole V. Khalil
September 30th Samir Ghatas

Sunday, August 29, 2010 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

The first reading from
Sir 3: 17-18,20,28-29
My child, conduct your affairs with humility and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Humble yourself the more, the greater you are and you will find favor with God. What is too sublime for you, seek not, into things beyond your strength search not. The mind of a sage appreciates proverbs, and an attentive ear is the joy of the wise. Water quenches a flaming fire, and alms atone for sins.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

اَلرِّسَالَةُ إِلَى الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ
الأصحَاحُ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين

18لأَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَأْتُوا إِلَى جَبَل مَلْمُوسٍ مُضْطَرِمٍ بِالنَّارِ، وَإِلَى ضَبَابٍ وَظَلاَمٍ وَزَوْبَعَةٍ، 19وَهُتَافِ بُوق وَصَوْتِ كَلِمَاتٍ، اسْتَعْفَى الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوهُ مِنْ أَنْ تُزَادَ لَهُمْ كَلِمَةٌ. 22بَلْ قَدْ أَتَيْتُمْ إِلَى جَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ، وَإِلَى مَدِينَةِ اللهِ الْحَيِّ. أُورُشَلِيمَ السَّمَاوِيَّةِ، وَإِلَى رَبَوَاتٍ هُمْ مَحْفِلُ مَلاَئِكَةٍ، 23وَكَنِيسَةُ أَبْكَارٍ مَكْتُوبِينَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ، وَإِلَى اللهِ دَيَّانِ الْجَمِيعِ، وَإِلَى أَرْوَاحِ أَبْرَارٍ مُكَمَّلِينَ، 24وَإِلَى وَسِيطِ الْعَهْدِ الْجَدِيدِ، يَسُوعَ، وَإِلَى دَمِ رَشٍّ يَتَكَلَّمُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ هَابِيلَ. نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين َ

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to
Luke 14: 1, 7-14 P. Glory to you Lord
On a Sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not recline at table in the place of honor. A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him, and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then you would proceed with embarrassment to take the lowest place. Rather, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place so that when the host comes to you he may say, ‘My friend, move up to a higher position.’ Then you will enjoy the esteem of your companions at the table.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” Then he said to the host who invited him, “When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, in case they may invite you back and you have repayment. Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
اَلْمَزْمُورِ.
هَلِّلُويَا.
ِ إِنْجِيلُ لُوقَا
الأصحَاحُ الرَّابعُ عَشَرَ
وَإِذْ جَاءَ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَحَدِ رُؤَسَاءِ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ فِي السَّبْتِ لِيَأْكُلَ خُبْزًا، كَانُوا يُرَاقِبُونَهُ . وَقَالَ لِلْمَدْعُوِّينَ مَثَلاً، وَهُوَ يُلاَحِظُ كَيْفَ اخْتَارُوا الْمُتَّكَآتِ الأُولَى قِائِلاً لَهُمْ: مَتَى دُعِيتَ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَى عُرْسٍ فَلاَ تَتَّكِئْ فِي الْمُتَّكَإِ الأَوَّلِ، لَعَلَّ أَكْرَمَ مِنْكَ يَكُونُ قَدْ دُعِيَ مِنْهُ. فَيَأْتِيَ الَّذِي دَعَاكَ وَإِيَّاهُ وَيَقُولَ لَكَ: أَعْطِ مَكَانًا لِهذَا. فَحِينَئِذٍ تَبْتَدِئُ بِخَجَل تَأْخُذُ الْمَوْضِعَ الأَخِيرَ. بَلْ مَتَى دُعِيتَ فَاذْهَبْ وَاتَّكِئْ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الأَخِيرِ، حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ الَّذِي دَعَاكَ يَقُولُ لَكَ: يَا صَدِيقُ، ارْتَفِعْ إِلَى فَوْقُ. حِينَئِذٍ يَكُونُ لَكَ مَجْدٌ أَمَامَ الْمُتَّكِئِينَ مَعَكَ. لأَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَرْفَعُ نَفْسَهُ يَتَّضِعُ وَمَنْ يَضَعُ نَفْسَهُ يَرْتَفِعُ»وَقَالَ أَيْضًا لِلَّذِي دَعَاهُ:«إِذَا صَنَعْتَ غَدَاءً أَوْ عَشَاءً فَلاَ تَدْعُ أَصْدِقَاءَكَ وَلاَ إِخْوَتَكَ وَلاَ أَقْرِبَاءَكَ وَلاَ الْجِيرَانَ الأَغْنِيَاءَ، لِئَلاَّ يَدْعُوكَ هُمْ أَيْضًا، فَتَكُونَ لَكَ مُكَافَاةٌ.بَلْ إِذَا صَنَعْتَ ضِيَافَةً فَادْعُ: الْمَسَاكِينَ، الْجُدْعَ، الْعُرْجَ، الْعُمْيَ، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ الطُّوبَى إِذْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ حَتَّى يُكَافُوكَ، لأَنَّكَ تُكَافَى فِي قِيَامَةِ الأَبْرَارِ».

Happy Wedding Anniversary!!

August 18th Francois & Emily Asmar
August 22rd Nevine & Magdy Soliman
August 23rd Hany & Dina Nashed
August 23rd Alfy & Marth Faltas
August 25th Ameer & Odette Habib
August 26th Moneer & Mary Gabriel
August 28th Wagieh & Lousy El Masry
August 28th Leon & Mona Poules

Happy Birthday!!

August 01st Mouhab H.George
August 02nd Magdy Zouen
August 03rd Viola Basilios
August 04th Samir Salama
August 04th Moufeed Hanna
August 04th Ezzat F. Faltas
August 05th Raymond L.Boulos
August 06th Ramzy Mikhael
August 06th Dalia M. Hanna
August 07th Kyrollos E. Hanna
August 07th Nermeen M. Raufail
August 08th Magdy Bastoros
August 09th Lilian EL Massry
August 09th Ashly M.Sioliman
August 10th Nadine M.Sidhom
August 09th Lilian EL Massry
August 09th Ashly M.Sioliman
August 10th Nadine M.Sidhom
August 15th Mary Gabriel
August 17th Brenda N. Toma
August 17th Marianne M. Kolta
August 18th Morris Khalil
August 18th Marianne H.Gabra
August 18th Danny B. El Masry
August 20th Sonia A.Faltas
August 21st Mary Francis
August 21st Diana Doss
August 23rd Mary K. Hanna
August 23rd Mary R. Michail
August 28th Ramzy Said
August 25th Ataf Khozam
August 26th Adel Mikhail
August 26th Stephanie El Masry
August 28th Ramzy Said
August 29th Victor Khalil
August 29th Daniel Elias
August 30th Marian N. Noos

Sunday, August 22, 2010 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading from
Isaiah 66: 18-21
Thus says the LORD: I know their works and their thoughts, and I come to gather nations of every language;they shall come and see my glory. I will set a sign among them; from them I will send fugitives to the nations:to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Mosoch, Tubal and Javan, to the distant coastlands that have never heard of my fame, or seen my glory; and they shall proclaim my glory among the nations. They shall bring all your brothers and sisters from all the nations as an offering to the LORD, on horses and in chariots, in carts, upon mules and dromedaries,to Jerusalem, my holy mountain, says the LORD, just as the Israelites bring their offering to the house of the LORD in clean vessels. Some of these I will take as priests and Levites, says the LORD.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

اَلرِّسَالَةُ إِلَى الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ
الأصحَاحُ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ
5وَقَدْ نَسِيتُمُ الْوَعْظَ الَّذِي يُخَاطِبُكُمْ كَبَنِينَ:«يَا ابْنِي لاَ تَحْتَقِرْ تَأْدِيبَ الرَّبِّ، وَلاَ تَخُرْ إِذَا وَبَّخَكَ. 6لأَنَّ الَّذِي يُحِبُّهُ الرَّبُّ يُؤَدِّبُهُ، وَيَجْلِدُ كُلَّ ابْنٍ يَقْبَلُهُ». 7إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ التَّأْدِيبَ يُعَامِلُكُمُ اللهُ كَالْبَنِينَ. فَأَيُّ ابْنٍ لاَ يُؤَدِّبُهُ أَبُوهُ؟ 11وَلكِنَّ كُلَّ تَأْدِيبٍ فِي الْحَاضِرِ لاَ يُرَى أَنَّهُ لِلْفَرَحِ بَلْ لِلْحَزَنِ. وَأَمَّا أَخِيرًا فَيُعْطِي الَّذِينَ يَتَدَرَّبُونَ بِهِ ثَمَرَ بِرّ لِلسَّلاَمِ. 12لِذلِكَ قَوِّمُوا الأَيَادِيَ الْمُسْتَرْخِيَةَ وَالرُّكَبَ الْمُخَلَّعَةَ، 13وَاصْنَعُوا لأَرْجُلِكُمْ مَسَالِكَ مُسْتَقِيمَةً، لِكَيْ لاَ يَعْتَسِفَ الأَعْرَجُ، بَلْ بِالْحَرِيِّ يُشْفَى.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

Sunday, August 22, 2010 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Luke 13: 22-30 P. Glory to you Lord

Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough. After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ He will say to you in reply, ‘I do not know where you are from. And you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’ Then he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!’ And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves cast out. And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the kingdom of God. For behold, some are last who will be first,
and some are first who will be last.”
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
ِ اَلْمَزْمُورِ
هَلِّلُويَا

إِنْجِيلُ لُوقَا الأصحَاحُ الثَّالِثُ عَشَرَ
22وَاجْتَازَ فِي مُدُنٍ وَقُرًى يُعَلِّمُ وَيُسَافِرُ نَحْوَ أُورُشَلِيمَ، 23فَقَالَ لَهُ وَاحِدٌ:«يَا سَيِّدُ، أَقَلِيلٌ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَخْلُصُونَ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُمُ: 24«اجْتَهِدُوا أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا مِنَ الْبَابِ الضَّيِّقِ، فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ كَثِيرِينَ سَيَطْلُبُونَ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا وَلاَ يَقْدِرُونَ 25مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا يَكُونُ رَبُّ الْبَيْتِ قَدْ قَامَ وَأَغْلَقَ الْبَابَ، وَابْتَدَأْتُمْ تَقِفُونَ خَارِجًا وَتَقْرَعُونَ الْبَابَ قَائِلِينَ: يَارَبُّ، يَارَبُّ! افْتَحْ لَنَا. يُجِيبُ، وَيَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لاَ أَعْرِفُكُمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُمْ! 26حِينَئِذٍ تَبْتَدِئُونَ تَقُولُونَ: أَكَلْنَا قُدَّامَكَ وَشَرِبْنَا، وَعَلَّمْتَ فِي شَوَارِعِنَا! 27فَيَقُولُ: أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لاَأَعْرِفُكُمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُمْ، تَبَاعَدُوا عَنِّي يَا جَمِيعَ فَاعِلِي الظُّلْمِ! 28هُنَاكَ يَكُونُ الْبُكَاءُ وَصَرِيرُ الأَسْنَانِ، مَتَى رَأَيْتُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَجَمِيعَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ فِي مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، وَأَنْتُمْ مَطْرُوحُونَ خَارِجًا. 29وَيَأْتُونَ مِنَ الْمَشَارِقِ وَمِنَ الْمَغَارِبِ وَمِنَ الشِّمَالِ وَالْجَنُوبِ، وَيَتَّكِئُونَ فِي مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ. 30وَهُوَذَا آخِرُونَ يَكُونُونَ أَوَّلِينَ، وَأَوَّلُونَ يَكُونُونَ آخِرِينَ».

Sunday, August 15, 2010 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The first reading from
Isaiah 24: 15-23

The word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, by a sudden blow I am taking away from you the delight of your eyes, but do not mourn or weep or shed any tears. Groan in silence, make no lament for the dead, bind on your turban, put your sandals on your feet, do not cover your beard, and do not eat the customary bread. That evening my wife died, and the next morning I did as I had been commanded. Then the people asked me, “Will you not tell us what all these things that you are doing mean for us?” I therefore spoke to the people that morning, saying to them: Thus the word of the LORD came to me: Say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord GOD: I will now desecrate my sanctuary, the stronghold of your pride, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your soul. The sons and daughters you left behind shall fall by the sword. Ezekiel shall be a sign for you: all that he did you shall do when it happens. Thus you shall know that I am the LORD. You shall do as I have done, not covering your beards nor eating the customary bread. Your turbans shall remain on your heads, your sandals on your feet. You shall not mourn or weep, but you shall rot away because of your sins and groan one to another.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

اََلتَّثْنِيَة
الأصحَاحُ الثَّانِي وَالثَّلاَثُونَ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين
18الصَّخْرُ الَّذِي وَلَدَكَ تَرَكْتَهُ، وَنَسِيتَ اللهَ الَّذِي أَبْدَأَكَ.19«فَرَأَى الرَّبُّ وَرَذَلَ مِنَ الْغَيْظِ بَنِيهِ وَبَنَاتِهِ. 20وَقَالَ: أَحْجُبُ وَجْهِي عَنْهُمْ، وَأَنْظُرُ مَاذَا تَكُونُ آخِرَتُهُمْ. إِنَّهُمْ جِيلٌ مُتَقَلِّبٌ، أَوْلاَدٌ لاَ أَمَانَةَ فِيهِمْ. 21هُمْ أَغَارُونِي بِمَا لَيْسَ إِلهًا، أَغَاظُونِي بِأَبَاطِيلِهِمْ. فَأَنَا أُغِيرُهُمْ بِمَا لَيْسَ شَعْبًا، بِأُمَّةٍ غَبِيَّةٍ أُغِيظُهُمْ.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

Sunday, August 15, 2010 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Mathew 19: 16-22 P. Glory to you Lord

A young man approached Jesus and said, “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?” He answered him, “Why do you ask me about the good? There is only one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” He asked him, “Which ones?” And Jesus replied, “You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; honor your father and your mother; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The young man said to him, “All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?” Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” When the young man heard this statement, he went away sad,
for he had many possessions.

The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

اَلْمَزْمُورِ.
هَلِّلُويَا.

ِ إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى الأصحَاحُ التَّاسِعُ عَشَرَ
16وَإِذَا وَاحِدٌ تَقَدَّمَ وَقَالَ لَهُ:«أَيُّهَا الْمُعَلِّمُ الصَّالِحُ، أَيَّ صَلاَحٍ أَعْمَلُ لِتَكُونَ لِيَ الْحَيَاةُ الأَبَدِيَّةُ؟» 17فَقَالَ لَهُ:«لِمَاذَا تَدْعُوني صَالِحًا؟ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ صَالِحًا إِلاَّ وَاحِدٌ وَهُوَ اللهُ. وَلكِنْ إِنْ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ الْحَيَاةَ فَاحْفَظِ الْوَصَايَا». 18قَالَ لَهُ:«أَيَّةَ الْوَصَايَا؟» فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ:«لاَ تَقْتُلْ. لاَ تَزْنِ. لاَ تَسْرِقْ. لاَ تَشْهَدْ بِالزُّورِ. 19أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ، وَأَحِبَّ قَرِيبَكَ كَنَفْسِكَ». 20قَالَ لَهُ الشَّابُّ: «هذِهِ كُلُّهَا حَفِظْتُهَا مُنْذُ حَدَاثَتِي. فَمَاذَا يُعْوِزُني بَعْدُ؟» 21قَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ:«إِنْ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ كَامِلاً فَاذْهَبْ وَبعْ أَمْلاَكَكَ وَأَعْطِ الْفُقَرَاءَ، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ كَنْزٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَتَعَالَ اتْبَعْنِي». 22فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الشَّابُّ الْكَلِمَةَ مَضَى حَزِينًا، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ ذَا أَمْوَال كَثِيرَةٍ.

Sunday, August 08, 2010 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The first reading from
Wis 18: 6-9
The night of the Passover was known beforehand to our fathers, that, with sure knowledge of the oaths in which they put their faith, they might have courage. Your people awaited the salvation of the just and the destruction of their foes. For when you punished our adversaries, in this you glorified us whom you had summoned. For in secret the holy children of the good were offering sacrifice and putting into effect with one accord the divine institution.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

اَلرِّسَالَةُ إِلَى الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ
الأصحَاحُ الْحَادِي عَشَرَ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين

1وَأَمَّا الإِيمَانُ فَهُوَ الثِّقَةُ بِمَا يُرْجَى وَالإِيقَانُ بِأُمُورٍ لاَ تُرَى. 2فَإِنَّهُ فِي هذَا شُهِدَ لِلْقُدَمَاءِ. بِالإِيمَانِ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لَمَّا دُعِيَ أَطَاعَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي كَانَ عَتِيدًا أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُ مِيرَاثًا، فَخَرَجَ وَهُوَ لاَ يَعْلَمُ إِلَى أَيْنَ يَأْتِي. 9بِالإِيمَانِ تَغَرَّبَ فِي أَرْضِ الْمَوْعِدِ كَأَنَّهَا غَرِيبَةٌ، سَاكِنًا فِي خِيَامٍ مَعَ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ الْوَارِثَيْنِ مَعَهُ لِهذَا الْمَوْعِدِ عَيْنِهِ. 10لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْتَظِرُ الْمَدِينَةَ الَّتِي لَهَا الأَسَاسَاتُ، الَّتِي صَانِعُهَا وَبَارِئُهَا اللهُ. 11بِالإِيمَانِ سَارَةُ نَفْسُهَا أَيْضًا أَخَذَتْ قُدْرَةً عَلَى إِنْشَاءِ نَسْل، وَبَعْدَ وَقْتِ السِّنِّ وَلَدَتْ، إِذْ حَسِبَتِ الَّذِي وَعَدَ صَادِقًا. 12لِذلِكَ وُلِدَ أَيْضًا مِنْ وَاحِدٍ، وَذلِكَ مِنْ مُمَاتٍ، مِثْلُ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ فِي الْكَثْرَةِ، وَكَالرَّمْلِ الَّذِي عَلَى شَاطِئِ الْبَحْرِ الَّذِي لاَ يُعَدُّ. نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

Sunday, August 08, 2010 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Luke 12: 35-40 P. Glory to you Lord

Jesus said to his disciples: “Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have the servants recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”

The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
اَلْمَزْمُورِ.
هَلِّلُويَا.

ِ إِنْجِيلُ لُوقَا
الأصحَاحُ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ
35«لِتَكُنْ أَحْقَاؤُكُمْ مُمَنْطَقَةً وَسُرُجُكُمْ مُوقَدَةً، 36وَأَنْتُمْ مِثْلُ أُنَاسٍ يَنْتَظِرُونَ سَيِّدَهُمْ مَتَى يَرْجعُ مِنَ الْعُرْسِ، حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ وَقَرَعَ يَفْتَحُونَ لَهُ لِلْوَقْتِ. 37طُوبَى لأُولَئِكَ الْعَبِيدِ الَّذِينَ إِذَا جَاءَ سَيِّدُهُمْ يَجِدُهُمْ سَاهِرِينَ. اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يَتَمَنْطَقُ وَيُتْكِئُهُمْ وَيَتَقَدَّمُ وَيَخْدُمُهُمْ. 38وَإِنْ أَتَى فِي الْهَزِيعِ الثَّانِي أَوْ أَتَى فِي الْهَزِيعِ الثَّالِثِ وَوَجَدَهُمْ هكَذَا، فَطُوبَى لأُولَئِكَ الْعَبِيدِ. 39وَإِنَّمَا اعْلَمُوا هذَا: أَنَّهُ لَوْ عَرَفَ رَبُّ الْبَيْتِ فِي أَيَّةِ سَاعَةٍ يَأْتِي السَّارِقُ لَسَهِرَ، وَلَمْ يَدَعْ بَيْتَهُ يُنْقَبُ. 40فَكُونُوا أَنْتُمْ إِذًا مُسْتَعِدِّينَ، لأَنَّهُ فِي سَاعَةٍ لاَ تَظُنُّونَ يَأْتِي ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ».

Sunday, August 01, 2010 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The first reading from
Ecclesiates 1: 2, 2:21-23
Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity! Here is one who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and yet to another who has not labored over it, he must leave property. This also is vanity and a great misfortune. For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which he has labored under the sun? All his days sorrow and grief are his occupation; even at night his mind is not at rest.
This also is vanity.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ إِلَى أَهْلِ كُولُوسِّي
الأصحَاحُ الثَّالِثُ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين
1فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ قُمْتُمْ مَعَ الْمَسِيحِ فَاطْلُبُوا مَا فَوْقُ، حَيْثُ الْمَسِيحُ جَالِسٌ عَنْ يَمِينِ اللهِ. 2اهْتَمُّوا بِمَا فَوْقُ لاَ بِمَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ، 3لأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ مُتُّمْ وَحَيَاتُكُمْ مُسْتَتِرَةٌ مَعَ الْمَسِيحِ فِي اللهِ. 4مَتَى أُظْهِرَ الْمَسِيحُ حَيَاتُنَا، فَحِينَئِذٍ تُظْهَرُونَ أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا مَعَهُ فِي الْمَجْدِ.5فَأَمِيتُوا أَعْضَاءَكُمُ الَّتِي عَلَى الأَرْضِ: الزِّنَا، النَّجَاسَةَ، الْهَوَى، الشَّهْوَةَ الرَّدِيَّةَ، الطَّمَعَ الَّذِي هُوَ عِبَادَةُ الأَوْثَ 9لاَ تَكْذِبُوا بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ، إِذْ خَلَعْتُمُ الإِنْسَانَ الْعَتِيقَ مَعَ أَعْمَالِهِ، 10وَلَبِسْتُمُ الْجَدِيدَ الَّذِي يَتَجَدَّدُ لِلْمَعْرِفَةِ حَسَبَ صُورَةِ خَالِقِهِ، 11حَيْثُ لَيْسَ يُونَانِيٌّ وَيَهُودِيٌّ، خِتَانٌ وَغُرْلَةٌ، بَرْبَرِيٌّ سِكِّيثِيٌّ، عَبْدٌ حُرٌّ، بَلِ الْمَسِيحُ الْكُلُّ وَفِي الْكُلِّ.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين َ.

Sunday, August 01, 2010 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Luke 12: 13-21 P. Glory to you Lord
Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him,“Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” Then he told them a parable. There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’ And he said, ‘this is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!” But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom they will belong?’ Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God.”
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

ِ إِنْجِيلُ لُوقَا
الأصحَاحُ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ
13وَقَالَ لَهُ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْجَمْعِ:«يَا مُعَلِّمُ، قُلْ لأَخِي أَنْ يُقَاسِمَنِي الْمِيرَاثَ». 14فَقَالَ لَهُ: «يَاإِنْسَانُ، مَنْ أَقَامَنِي عَلَيْكُمَا قَاضِيًا أَوْ مُقَسِّمًا؟» 15وَقَالَ لَهُمُ:«انْظُرُوا وَتَحَفَّظُوا مِنَ الطَّمَعِ، فَإِنَّهُ مَتَى كَانَ لأَحَدٍ كَثِيرٌ فَلَيْسَتْ حَيَاتُهُ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِ». 16وَضَرَبَ لَهُمْ مَثَلاً قَائِلاً:«إِنْسَانٌ غَنِيٌّ أَخْصَبَتْ كُورَتُهُ، 17فَفَكَّرَ فِي نَفْسِهِ قَائِلاً: مَاذَا أَعْمَلُ، لأَنْ لَيْسَ لِي مَوْضِعٌ أَجْمَعُ فِيهِ أَثْمَارِي؟ 18وَقَالَ: أَعْمَلُ هذَا: أَهْدِمُ مَخَازِنِي وَأَبْنِي أَعْظَمَ، وَأَجْمَعُ هُنَاكَ جَمِيعَ غَّلاَتِي وَخَيْرَاتِي، 19وَأَقُولُ لِنَفْسِي: يَا نَفْسُ لَكِ خَيْرَاتٌ كَثِيرَةٌ، مَوْضُوعَةٌ لِسِنِينَ كَثِيرَةٍ. اِسْتَرِيحِي وَكُلِي وَاشْرَبِي وَافْرَحِي! 20فَقَالَ لَهُ اللهُ: يَاغَبِيُّ! هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ تُطْلَبُ نَفْسُكَ مِنْكَ، فَهذِهِ الَّتِي أَعْدَدْتَهَا لِمَنْ تَكُونُ؟ 21هكَذَا الَّذِي يَكْنِزُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَلَيْسَ هُوَ غَنِيًّا ِللهِ».