Sunday, February 20, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

The first reading from

Leviticus 19: 1-2, 17-18
The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the whole Israelite community and tell them: Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy. “You shall not bear hatred for your brother or sister in your heart. Though you may have to reprove your fellow citizen, do not incur sin because of him. Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against any of your people. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.”
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ الأُولَى إِلَى أَهْلِ كُورِنْثُوسَ
الأصحَاحُ الثَّالِثُ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين
16أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّكُمْ هَيْكَلُ اللهِ، وَرُوحُ اللهِ يَسْكُنُ فِيكُمْ؟ 17إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يُفْسِدُ هَيْكَلَ اللهِ فَسَيُفْسِدُهُ اللهُ، لأَنَّ هَيْكَلَ اللهِ مُقَدَّسٌ الَّذِي أَنْتُمْ هُوَ. 18لاَ يَخْدَعَنَّ أَحَدٌ نَفْسَهُ. إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ حَكِيمٌ بَيْنَكُمْ فِي هذَا الدَّهْرِ، فَلْيَصِرْ جَاهِلاً لِكَيْ يَصِيرَ حَكِيمًا! 19لأَنَّ حِكْمَةَ هذَا الْعَالَمِ هِيَ جَهَالَةٌ عِنْدَ اللهِ، لأَنَّهُ مَكْتُوبٌ: «الآخِذُ الْحُكَمَاءَ بِمَكْرِهِمْ». 20وَأَيْضًا:«الرَّبُّ يَعْلَمُ أَفْكَارَ الْحُكَمَاءِ أَنَّهَا بَاطِلَةٌ». 21إِذًا لاَ يَفْتَخِرَنَّ أَحَدٌ بِالنَّاسِ! فَإِنَّ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ لَكُمْ: 22أَبُولُسُ، أَمْ أَبُلُّوسُ، أَمْ صَفَا، أَمِ الْعَالَمُ، أَمِ الْحَيَاةُ، أَمِ الْمَوْتُ، أَمِ الأَشْيَاءُ الْحَاضِرَةُ، أَمِ الْمُسْتَقْبَِلَةُ. كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لَكُمْ. 23وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَلِلْمَسِيحِ، وَالْمَسِيحُ ِللهِ.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

1 Corinthians 3:16-23
Brothers and sisters: Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for the temple of God, which you are, is holy. Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool, so as to become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God, for it is written: God catches the wise in their own ruses, and again: The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. So let no one boast about human beings, for everything belongs to you, Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or the present or the future: all belong to you, and you to Christ, and Christ to God.

Sunday, February 20, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Matthew 5: 38-48 P. Glory to you Lord
Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one as well. If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand over your cloak as well. Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go for two miles, give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow. “You have heard that it was said, you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father,
for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same? So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى الأصحَاحُ الْخَامِسُ
38«سَمِعْتُمْ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ: عَيْنٌ بِعَيْنٍ وَسِنٌّ بِسِنٍّ. 39وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لاَ تُقَاوِمُوا الشَّرَّ، بَلْ مَنْ لَطَمَكَ عَلَى خَدِّكَ الأَيْمَنِ فَحَوِّلْ لَهُ الآخَرَ أَيْضًا. 40وَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُخَاصِمَكَ وَيَأْخُذَ ثَوْبَكَ فَاتْرُكْ لَهُ الرِّدَاءَ أَيْضًا. 41وَمَنْ سَخَّرَكَ مِيلاً وَاحِدًا فَاذْهَبْ مَعَهُ اثْنَيْنِ. 42مَنْ سَأَلَكَ فَأَعْطِهِ، وَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقْتَرِضَ مِنْكَ فَلاَ تَرُدَّهُ.43«سَمِعْتُمْ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ: تُحِبُّ قَرِيبَكَ وَتُبْغِضُ عَدُوَّكَ. 44وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: أَحِبُّوا أَعْدَاءَكُمْ. بَارِكُوا لاَعِنِيكُمْ. أَحْسِنُوا إِلَى مُبْغِضِيكُمْ، وَصَلُّوا لأَجْلِ الَّذِينَ يُسِيئُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَيَطْرُدُونَكُمْ، 45لِكَيْ تَكُونُوا أَبْنَاءَ أَبِيكُمُ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ، فَإِنَّهُ يُشْرِقُ شَمْسَهُ عَلَى الأَشْرَارِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ، وَيُمْطِرُ عَلَى الأَبْرَارِ وَالظَّالِمِينَ. 46لأَنَّهُ إِنْ أَحْبَبْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَكُمْ، فَأَيُّ أَجْرٍ لَكُمْ؟ أَلَيْسَ الْعَشَّارُونَ أَيْضًا يَفْعَلُونَ ذلِكَ؟ 47وَإِنْ سَلَّمْتُمْ عَلَى إِخْوَتِكُمْ فَقَطْ، فَأَيَّ فَضْل تَصْنَعُونَ؟ أَلَيْسَ الْعَشَّارُونَ أَيْضًا يَفْعَلُونَ هكَذَا؟ 48فَكُونُوا أَنْتُمْ كَامِلِينَ كَمَا أَنَّ أَبَاكُمُ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ هُوَ كَامِلٌ.

Sunday, February 13, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading from
Sir 15: 15-20
If you choose you can keep the commandments, they will save you; if you trust in God, you too shall live; he has set before you fire and water to whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand. Before man is life and death, good and evil, whichever he chooses shall be given him. Immense is the wisdom of the Lord; he is mighty in power, and all-seeing. The eyes of God are on those who fear him he understands man’s every deed. No one does he command to act unjustly, to none does he give license to sin.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God
رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ الأُولَى إِلَى أَهْلِ كُورِنْثُوسَ
الأصحَاحُ الثَّانِي بركاته علي جميعنا آمين

6لكِنَّنَا نَتَكَلَّمُ بِحِكْمَةٍ بَيْنَ الْكَامِلِينَ، وَلكِنْ بِحِكْمَةٍ لَيْسَتْ مِنْ هذَا الدَّهْرِ، وَلاَ مِنْ عُظَمَاءِ هذَا الدَّهْرِ، الَّذِينَ يُبْطَلُونَ. 7بَلْ نَتَكَلَّمُ بِحِكْمَةِ اللهِ فِي سِرّ: الْحِكْمَةِ الْمَكْتُومَةِ، الَّتِي سَبَقَ اللهُ فَعَيَّنَهَا قَبْلَ الدُّهُورِ لِمَجْدِنَا، 8الَّتِي لَمْ يَعْلَمْهَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ عُظَمَاءِ هذَا الدَّهْرِ، لأَنْ لَوْ عَرَفُوا لَمَا صَلَبُوا رَبَّ الْمَجْدِ. 9بَلْ كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ:«مَا لَمْ تَرَ عَيْنٌ، وَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ أُذُنٌ، وَلَمْ يَخْطُرْ عَلَى بَالِ إِنْسَانٍ: مَا أَعَدَّهُ اللهُ لِلَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَهُ». 10فَأَعْلَنَهُ اللهُ لَنَا نَحْنُ بِرُوحِهِ. لأَنَّ الرُّوحَ يَفْحَصُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى أَعْمَاقَ اللهِ.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

1 Corinthians 2:6-10
Brothers and sisters: We speak wisdom to those who are mature, not wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of his age who are passing away. Rather, we speak God’s wisdom, mysterious, hidden, which God predetermined before the ages for our glory, and which none of the rulers of this age knew; for, if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But as it is written: What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him, this God has revealed to us through the Spirit.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

Sunday, February 13, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to
Matthew 5: 20-37 P. Glory to you Lord
Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, you shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to you, whoever is angry with brother will be liable to judgment. “You have heard that it was said, you shall not commit adultery. But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. “Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors, do not take a false oath, but make well to the Lord all that you vow. But I say to you, do not swear at all. Let your ‘Yes’ means ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ means ‘No. Anything more is from the evil one.”
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى الأصحَاحُ الْخَامِسُ
20فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ يَزِدْ بِرُّكُمْ عَلَى الْكَتَبَةِ وَالْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ لَنْ تَدْخُلُوا مَلَكُوتَ السَّماوَاتِ.21«قَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِلْقُدَمَاءِ: لاَ تَقْتُلْ، وَمَنْ قَتَلَ يَكُونُ مُسْتَوْجِبَ الْحُكْمِ. 22وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَغْضَبُ عَلَى أَخِيهِ بَاطِلاً يَكُونُ مُسْتَوْجِبَ الْحُكْمِ، وَمَنْ قَالَ لأَخِيهِ: رَقَا، يَكُونُ مُسْتَوْجِبَ الْمَجْمَعِ، وَمَنْ قَالَ: يَا أَحْمَقُ، يَكُونُ مُسْتَوْجِبَ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ. 27«قَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِلْقُدَمَاءِ: لاَ تَزْنِ. 28وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ لِيَشْتَهِيَهَا، فَقَدْ زَنَى بِهَا فِي قَلْبِهِ. 33«أَيْضًا سَمِعْتُمْ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِلْقُدَمَاءِ:لاَ تَحْنَثْ، بَلْ أَوْفِ لِلرَّبِّ أَقْسَامَكَ. 34وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لاَ تَحْلِفُوا الْبَتَّةَ، لاَ بِالسَّمَاءِ لأَنَّهَا كُرْسِيُّ اللهِ، 37بَلْ لِيَكُنْ كَلاَمُكُمْ: نَعَمْ نَعَمْ، لاَ لاَ. وَمَا زَادَ عَلَى ذلِكَ فَهُوَ مِنَ الشِّرِّيرِ.

Sunday, February 06, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The first reading from

Isaiah 58: 7-10
Thus says the LORD: Share your bread with the hungry, shelter the oppressed and the homeless; clothe the naked when you see them, and do not turn your back on your own. Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed; your vindication shall go before you, and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer, you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am If you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech; if you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; then light shall rise for you in the darkness, and the gloom shall become for you like midday.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God
رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ الأُولَى إِلَى أَهْلِ كُورِنْثُوسَ
الأصحَاحُ الثَّانِي بركاته علي جميعنا آمين
1وَأَنَا لَمَّا أَتَيْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَتَيْتُ لَيْسَ بِسُمُوِّ الْكَلاَمِ أَوِ الْحِكْمَةِ مُنَادِيًا لَكُمْ بِشَهَادَةِ اللهِ، 2لأَنِّي لَمْ أَعْزِمْ أَنْ أَعْرِفَ شَيْئًا بَيْنَكُمْ إلاَّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ وَإِيَّاهُ مَصْلُوبًا. 3وَأَنَا كُنْتُ عِنْدَكُمْ فِي ضَعْفٍ، وَخَوْفٍ، وَرِعْدَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ. 4وَكَلاَمِي وَكِرَازَتِي لَمْ يَكُونَا بِكَلاَمِ الْحِكْمَةِ الإِنْسَانِيَّةِ الْمُقْنِعِ، بَلْ بِبُرْهَانِ الرُّوحِ وَالْقُوَّةِ، 5لِكَيْ لاَ يَكُونَ إِيمَانُكُمْ بِحِكْمَةِ النَّاسِ بَلْ بِقُوَّةِ اللهِ.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

1 Corinthians 2:1-5
When I came to you, brothers and sisters, proclaiming the mystery of God, I did not come with sublimity of words or of wisdom. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear and much trembling, and my message and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of Spirit and power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Matthew 5: 13-16 P. Glory to you Lord
Jesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world.
A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا.

إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى الأصحَاحُ الْخَامِسُ
13«أَنْتُمْ مِلْحُ الأَرْضِ، وَلكِنْ إِنْ فَسَدَ الْمِلْحُ فَبِمَاذَا يُمَلَّحُ؟ لاَ يَصْلُحُ بَعْدُ لِشَيْءٍ، إِلاَّ لأَنْ يُطْرَحَ خَارِجًا وَيُدَاسَ مِنَ النَّاسِ. 14أَنْتُمْ نُورُ الْعَالَمِ. لاَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تُخْفَى مَدِينَةٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ عَلَى جَبَل، 15وَلاَ يُوقِدُونَ سِرَاجًا وَيَضَعُونَهُ تَحْتَ الْمِكْيَالِ، بَلْ عَلَى الْمَنَارَةِ فَيُضِيءُ لِجَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ فِي الْبَيْتِ. 16فَلْيُضِئْ نُورُكُمْ هكَذَا قُدَّامَ النَّاسِ، لِكَيْ يَرَوْا أَعْمَالَكُمُ الْحَسَنَةَ، وَيُمَجِّدُوا أَبَاكُمُ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ.

Happy Wedding Anniversary!

Feb 1st Nazieh & Susan Sidhom
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Feb 1st Magdy & Layla Sidhom
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Happy Birthday!

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Feb 13th Mones Nasry
Feb 16th Ezes Mekheel
Feb 17th Yvonne Gabrial
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Feb 18th Marcelle M.Rizkalla
Feb 18th John A.Rafael
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Feb 19th Dina Nashed
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Feb 21st Sama R. Tamer
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Feb 24th Sameh N.Zekry
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Feb 25th Magdy Basha
Feb 24th Natalie F. Khalil
Feb 28th Sylvia A.Salem
Feb 28th Faeda Gabra
Feb 28th Hany B.Rofail

Sunday, January 30, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading from
Zephaniah 2:3, 3: 12-13
Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who have observed his law; seek justice, seek humility; perhaps you may be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger. But I will leave as a remnant in your midst a people humble and lowly, who shall take refuge in the name of the LORD: the remnant of Israel. They shall do no wrong and speak no lies; nor shall there be found in their mouths a deceitful tongue; they shall pasture and couch their flocks with none to disturb them.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ الأُولَى إِلَى أَهْلِ كُورِنْثُوسَ
الأصحَاحُ الأَوَّلُ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين

26فَانْظُرُوا دَعْوَتَكُمْ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنْ لَيْسَ كَثِيرُونَ حُكَمَاءَ حَسَبَ الْجَسَدِ، لَيْسَ كَثِيرُونَ أَقْوِيَاءَ، لَيْسَ كَثِيرُونَ شُرَفَاءَ، 27بَلِ اخْتَارَ اللهُ جُهَّالَ الْعَالَمِ لِيُخْزِيَ الْحُكَمَاءَ. وَاخْتَارَ اللهُ ضُعَفَاءَ الْعَالَمِ لِيُخْزِيَ الأَقْوِيَاءَ. 28وَاخْتَارَ اللهُ أَدْنِيَاءَ الْعَالَمِ وَالْمُزْدَرَى وَغَيْرَ الْمَوْجُودِ لِيُبْطِلَ الْمَوْجُودَ، 29لِكَيْ لاَ يَفْتَخِرَ كُلُّ ذِي جَسَدٍ أَمَامَهُ. 30وَمِنْهُ أَنْتُمْ بِالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، الَّذِي صَارَ لَنَا حِكْمَةً مِنَ اللهِ وَبِرًّا وَقَدَاسَةً وَفِدَاءً. 31حَتَّى كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ:«مَنِ افْتَخَرَ فَلْيَفْتَخِرْ بِالرَّبِّ».
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين
1 Corinthians 1:26-31

Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something, so that no human being might boast before God.
It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.”

Sunday, January 30, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Matthew 5: 1-12 P. Glory to you Lord
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.”
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
اَلْمَزْمُورِ.
هَلِّلُويَا.

إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى
الأصحَاحُ الْخَامِسُ
1وَلَمَّا رَأَى الْجُمُوعَ صَعِدَ إِلَى الْجَبَلِ، فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ تَلاَمِيذُهُ. 2فَفتحَ فاهُ وعَلَّمَهُمْ قَائِلاً: 3«طُوبَى لِلْمَسَاكِينِ بِالرُّوحِ، لأَنَّ لَهُمْ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ. 4طُوبَى لِلْحَزَانَى، لأَنَّهُمْ يَتَعَزَّوْنَ. 5طُوبَى لِلْوُدَعَاءِ، لأَنَّهُمْ يَرِثُونَ الأَرْضَ. 6طُوبَى لِلْجِيَاعِ وَالْعِطَاشِ إِلَى الْبِرِّ، لأَنَّهُمْ يُشْبَعُونَ. 7طُوبَى لِلرُّحَمَاءِ، لأَنَّهُمْ يُرْحَمُونَ. 8طُوبَى لِلأَنْقِيَاءِ الْقَلْبِ، لأَنَّهُمْ يُعَايِنُونَ اللهَ. 9طُوبَى لِصَانِعِي السَّلاَمِ، لأَنَّهُمْ أَبْنَاءَ اللهِ يُدْعَوْنَ. 10طُوبَى لِلْمَطْرُودِينَ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْبِرِّ، لأَنَّ لَهُمْ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ. 11طُوبَى لَكُمْ إِذَا عَيَّرُوكُمْ وَطَرَدُوكُمْ وَقَالُوا عَلَيْكُمْ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ شِرِّيرَةٍ، مِنْ أَجْلِي، كَاذِبِينَ. 12اِفْرَحُوا وَتَهَلَّلُوا، لأَنَّ أَجْرَكُمْ عَظِيمٌ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ هكَذَا طَرَدُوا الأَنْبِيَاءَ الَّذِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ.

St Mary’s Coptic Catholic Church is a hosting
A Valentines Day Party

Let’s REFRESH our
LOVE to One Another

Saturday February 19th, 2011 @ 7:00 PM

Dinner / Dance Party

Formal Attire
Ladies in red dresses
Gentlemen in Black suits

$35.00 / Adult – Mezza and Dinner
$15.00 / Kids (03-10 Years old) – Pizza & Juice
(We will try to provide Babysitting service for the kids, with a movie and games, using our youth group)

Special Request: Please, book your tickets as early as you can to help us
budget the event and plan the program. Contact Mourad Kolta @ (818) 438-1135

Sunday, January 23, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

The first reading from
Isaiah 8:23, 9: 1-3

First the Lord degraded the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali but in the end he has glorified the seaward road, the land west of the Jordan, the District of the Gentiles. Anguish has taken wing, dispelled is darkness for there is no gloom where but now there was distress. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;
upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shown. You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as people make merry when dividing spoils. For the yoke that burdened them, the pole on their shoulder, and the rod of their taskmaster you have smashed, as on the day of Midian.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God
رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ الأُولَى إِلَى أَهْلِ كُورِنْثُوسَ
الأصحَاحُ الأَوَّلُ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين

10وَلكِنَّنِي أَطْلُبُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، بِاسْمِ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، أَنْ تَقُولُوا جَمِيعُكُمْ قَوْلاً وَاحِدًا، وَلاَ يَكُونَ بَيْنَكُمُ انْشِقَاقَاتٌ، بَلْ كُونُوا كَامِلِينَ فِي فِكْرٍ وَاحِدٍ وَرَأْيٍ وَاحِدٍ، 11لأَنِّي أُخْبِرْتُ عَنْكُمْ يَا إِخْوَتِي مِنْ أَهْلِ خُلُوِي أَنَّ بَيْنَكُمْ خُصُومَاتٍ. 12فَأَنَا أَعْنِي هذَا: أَنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ يَقُولُ:أَنَا لِبُولُسَ، وَأَنَا لأَبُلُّوسَ أَنَا لِصَفَا، وَأَنَا لِلْمَسِيحِ. 13هَلِ انْقَسَمَ الْمَسِيحُ؟ أَلَعَلَّ بُولُسَ صُلِبَ لأَجْلِكُمْ، أَمْ بِاسْمِ بُولُسَ اعْتَمَدْتُمْ؟ 17لأَنَّ الْمَسِيحَ لَمْ يُرْسِلْنِي لأُعَمِّدَ بَلْ لأُبَشِّرَ، لاَ بِحِكْمَةِ كَلاَمٍ لِئَلاَّ يَتَعَطَّلَ صَلِيبُ الْمَسِيحِ.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

1 Corinthians 1:1-3
I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose. For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by Chloe’s people, that there are rivalries among you. I mean that each of you is saying, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos, or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ. Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning.

Sunday, January 23, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Matthew 4 12:17 P. Glory to you Lord
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet
might be fulfilled: Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen. From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا.
إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى الأصحَاحُ الرَّابعُ

12وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ يَسُوعُ أَنَّ يُوحَنَّا أُسْلِمَ، انْصَرَفَ إِلَى الْجَلِيلِ. 13وَتَرَكَ النَّاصِرَةَ وَأَتَى فَسَكَنَ فِي كَفْرَنَاحُومَ الَّتِي عِنْدَ الْبَحْرِ فِي تُخُومِ زَبُولُونَ وَنَفْتَالِيمَ، 14لِكَيْ يَتِمَّ مَا قِيلَ بِإِشَعْيَاءَ النَّبِيِّ الْقَائِلِ: 15«أَرْضُ زَبُولُونَ، وَأَرْضُ نَفْتَالِيمَ، طَرِيقُ الْبَحْرِ، عَبْرُ الأُرْدُنِّ، جَلِيلُ الأُمَمِ. 16الشَّعْبُ الْجَالِسُ فِي ظُلْمَةٍ أَبْصَرَ نُورًا عَظِيمًا، وَالْجَالِسُونَ فِي كُورَةِ الْمَوْتِ وَظِلاَلِهِ أَشْرَقَ عَلَيْهِمْ نُورٌ». 17مِنْ ذلِكَ الزَّمَانِ ابْتَدَأَ يَسُوعُ يَكْرِزُ وَيَقُولُ:«تُوبُوا لأَنَّهُ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ».

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

The first reading from
Isaiah 49 3, 5-6

The LORD said to me: You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory. Now the LORD has spoken, who formed me as his servant from the womb, that Jacob may be brought back to him and Israel gathered to him; and I am made glorious in the sight of the LORD, and my God is now my strength! It is too little, the LORD says, for you to be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and restore the survivors of Israel; I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ الأُولَى إِلَى أَهْلِ كُورِنْثُوسَ
الأصحَاحُ الأَوَّلُ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين

1بُولُسُ، الْمَدْعُوُّ رَسُولاً لِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ بِمَشِيئَةِ اللهِ، وَسُوسْتَانِيسُ الأَخُ، 2إِلَى كَنِيسَةِ اللهِ الَّتِي فِي كُورِنْثُوسَ، الْمُقَدَّسِينَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، الْمَدْعُوِّينَ قِدِّيسِينَ مَعَ جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ بِاسْمِ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ، لَهُمْ وَلَنَا: 3نِعْمَةٌ لَكُمْ وَسَلاَمٌ مِنَ اللهِ أَبِينَا وَالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

1 Corinthians 1:1-3

Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

John 1 29:34 P. Glory to you Lord
John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me. I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel. John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and remain upon him.
I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.”
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا.

إِنْجِيلُ يُوحَنَّا الأصحَاحُ الأَوَّلُ

29وَفِي الْغَدِ نَظَرَ يُوحَنَّا يَسُوعَ مُقْبِلاً إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ:«هُوَذَا حَمَلُ اللهِ الَّذِي يَرْفَعُ خَطِيَّةَ الْعَالَمِ! 30هذَا هُوَ الَّذِي قُلْتُ عَنْهُ: يَأْتِي بَعْدِي، رَجُلٌ صَارَ قُدَّامِي، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ قَبْلِي. 31وَأَنَا لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْرِفُهُ. لكِنْ لِيُظْهَرَ لإِسْرَائِيلَ لِذلِكَ جِئْتُ أُعَمِّدُ بِالْمَاءِ». 32وَشَهِدَ يُوحَنَّا قَائلاً:«إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الرُّوحَ نَازِلاً مِثْلَ حَمَامَةٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَاسْتَقَرَّ عَلَيْهِ. 33وَأَنَا لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْرِفُهُ، لكِنَّ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي لأُعَمِّدَ بِالْمَاءِ، ذَاكَ قَالَ لِي: الَّذِي تَرَى الرُّوحَ نَازِلاً وَمُسْتَقِرًّا عَلَيْهِ، فَهذَا هُوَ الَّذِي يُعَمِّدُ بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ. 34وَأَنَا قَدْ رَأَيْتُ وَشَهِدْتُ أَنَّ هذَا هُوَ ابْنُ اللهِ».

St. Mary Coptic Catholic Church is hosting a full day meeting for the Eastern Catholic Youth

Where: St. Mary Catholic Coptic Church at 2701 Newell St. LA, 90039
When: January 15, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Religious Activities of the day will include : discussion on why do we need a savior and Circles of Bible Study. You will also enjoy the various sports activities and the Live Music.