Happy Wedding Anniversary

August 18th Francois & Emily Asmar
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August 26th Moneer & Mary Gabriel
August 28th Wagieh & Lousy El Masry
August 28th Leon & Mona Poules

Happy Birthday!

August 1st Mouhab H.George
August 2nd Magdy Zouen
August 3rd Violette Basilios
August 4th Samir Salama
August 4th Moufeed Hanna
August 6th Ramzy Mikhael
August 6th Dalia M. Hanna
August 7th Jack Mcclanahan
August 7th Nermeen M. Raufail
August 7th Brenda Toma
August 7th Kyrollos E. Hanna
August 7th Jack McClanahan
August 8th Magdy Bastoros
August 9th Lilian EL Massry
August 10th Nadine M.Sidhom
August 10th Raef Tamer
August 14th Amani Botrous
August 15th Mary Gabriel
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 25th Ataf Khozam
August 26th Adel Mikhail
August 26th Stephanie El Masry
August 28th Ramzy Said
August 29th Daniel Elias
August 29th Victor Khalil
August 30th Marian N. Noos

Sunday, August 28, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading from
Jeremiah 20: 7-9
You duped me, O LORD, and I let myself be duped; you were too strong for me, and you triumphed. All the day I am an object of laughter; everyone mocks me. Whenever I speak, I must cry out, violence and outrage is my message; the word of the LORD has brought me derision and reproach all the day. I say to myself, I will not mention him; I will speak in his name no more. But then it becomes like fire burning in my heart, imprisoned in my bones; I grow weary holding it in, I cannot endure it.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God
رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ إِلَى أَهْلِ رُومِيَةَ
الأصحَاحُ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين

1فَأَطْلُبُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ بِرَأْفَةِ اللهِ أَنْ تُقَدِّمُوا أَجْسَادَكُمْ ذَبِيحَةً حَيَّةً مُقَدَّسَةً مَرْضِيَّةً عِنْدَ اللهِ، عِبَادَتَكُمُ الْعَقْلِيَّةَ. 2وَلاَ تُشَاكِلُوا هذَا الدَّهْرَ، بَلْ تَغَيَّرُوا عَنْ شَكْلِكُمْ بِتَجْدِيدِ أَذْهَانِكُمْ، لِتَخْتَبِرُوا مَا هِيَ إِرَادَةُ اللهِ: الصَّالِحَةُ الْمَرْضِيَّةُ الْكَامِلَةُ. نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

Romans 12: 1-2
I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Matthew 16: 21-27 P. Glory to you Lord
Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised. Then Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him,
“God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.” He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life? For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay all according to his conduct.”
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا

إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى
الأصحَاحُ السَّادِسُ عَشَرَ

21مِنْ ذلِكَ الْوَقْتِ ابْتَدَأَ يَسُوعُ يُظْهِرُ لِتَلاَمِيذِهِ أَنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَذْهَبَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيَتَأَلَّمَ كَثِيرًا مِنَ الشُّيُوخِ وَرُؤَسَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْكَتَبَةِ، وَيُقْتَلَ، وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ يَقُومَ. 22فَأَخَذَهُ بُطْرُسُ إِلَيْهِ وَابْتَدَأَ يَنْتَهِرُهُ قَائِلاً:«حَاشَاكَ يَارَبُّ! لاَ يَكُونُ لَكَ هذَا!» 23فَالْتَفَتَ وَقَالَ لِبُطْرُسَ:«اذْهَبْ عَنِّي يَاشَيْطَانُ! أَنْتَ مَعْثَرَةٌ لِي، لأَنَّكَ لاَ تَهْتَمُّ بِمَا للهِ لكِنْ بِمَا لِلنَّاسِ».24حِينَئِذٍ قَالَ يَسُوعُ لِتَلاَمِيذِهِ:«إِنْ أَرَادَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ وَرَائِي فَلْيُنْكِرْ نَفْسَهُ وَيَحْمِلْ صَلِيبَهُ وَيَتْبَعْنِي، 25فَإِنَّ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَ نَفْسَهُ يُهْلِكُهَا، وَمَنْ يُهْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِي يَجِدُهَا. 26لأَنَّهُ مَاذَا يَنْتَفِعُ الإِنْسَانُ لَوْ رَبحَ الْعَالَمَ كُلَّهُ وَخَسِرَ نَفْسَهُ؟ أَوْ مَاذَا يُعْطِي الإِنْسَانُ فِدَاءً عَنْ نَفْسِهِ؟ 27فَإِنَّ ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ سَوْفَ يَأْتِي فِي مَجْدِ أَبِيهِ مَعَ مَلاَئِكَتِهِ، وَحِينَئِذٍ يُجَازِي كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ حَسَبَ عَمَلِهِ.

Sunday, August 21, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading from

Isaiah 22: 19-23

Thus says the LORD to Shebna, master of the palace: “I will thrust you from your office and pull you down from your station. On that day I will summon my servant Eliakim, son of Hilkiah; I will clothe him with your robe, and gird him with your sash, and give over to him your authority. He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
and to the house of Judah. I will place the key of the House of David on Eliakim’s shoulder; when he opens, no one shall shut when he shuts, no one shall open. I will fix him like a peg in a sure spot, to be a place of honor for his family.”
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ إِلَى أَهْلِ رُومِيَةَ
الأصحَاحُ الْحَادِي عَشَرَ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين

33يَا لَعُمْقِ غِنَى اللهِ وَحِكْمَتِهِ وَعِلْمِهِ! مَا أَبْعَدَ أَحْكَامَهُ عَنِ الْفَحْصِ وَطُرُقَهُ عَنِ الاسْتِقْصَاءِ! 34«لأَنْ مَنْ عَرَفَ فِكْرَ الرَّبِّ؟ أَوْ مَنْ صَارَ لَهُ مُشِيرًا؟ 35أَوْ مَنْ سَبَقَ فَأَعْطَاهُ فَيُكَافَأَ؟».36لأَنَّ مِنْهُ وَبِهِ وَلَهُ كُلَّ الأَشْيَاءِ. لَهُ الْمَجْدُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. آمِينَ. نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

Romans 11: 33-36
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord or who has been his counselor? Or who has given the Lord anything that he may be repaid? For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be glory forever. Amen.
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to
Matthew 16: 13-20 P. Glory to you Lord
Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Then he strictly ordered his disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى الأصحَاحُ السَّادِسُ عَشَرَ

13وَلَمَّا جَاءَ يَسُوعُ إِلَى نَوَاحِي قَيْصَرِيَّةِ فِيلُبُّسَ سَأَلَ تَلاَمِيذَهُ قِائِلاً:«مَنْ يَقُولُ النَّاسُ إِنِّي أَنَا ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ؟» 14فَقَالُوا:«قَوْمٌ: يُوحَنَّا الْمَعْمَدَانُ، وَآخَرُونَ: إِيلِيَّا، وَآخَرُونَ: إِرْمِيَا أَوْ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ». 15قَالَ لَهُمْ:«وَأَنْتُمْ، مَنْ تَقُولُونَ إِنِّي أَنَا؟» 16فَأَجَابَ سِمْعَانُ بُطْرُسُ وَقَالَ:«أَنْتَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ اللهِ الْحَيِّ!». 17فَأجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُ:«طُوبَى لَكَ يَا سِمْعَانُ بْنَ يُونَا، إِنَّ لَحْمًا وَدَمًا لَمْ يُعْلِنْ لَكَ، لكِنَّ أَبِي الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ. 18وَأَنَا أَقُولُ لَكَ أَيْضًا: أَنْتَ بُطْرُسُ، وَعَلَى هذِهِ الصَّخْرَةِ أَبْني كَنِيسَتِي، وَأَبْوَابُ الْجَحِيمِ لَنْ تَقْوَى عَلَيْهَا. 19وَأُعْطِيكَ مَفَاتِيحَ مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ، فَكُلُّ مَا تَرْبِطُهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ يَكُونُ مَرْبُوطًا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ. وَكُلُّ مَا تَحُلُّهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ يَكُونُ مَحْلُولاً فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ». 20حِينَئِذٍ أَوْصَى تَلاَمِيذَهُ أَنْ لاَ يَقُولُوا لأَحَدٍ إِنَّهُ يَسُوعُ الْمَسِيحُ.

Sunday, August 14, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading from
Isaiah 56: 1, 6-7
Thus says the LORD: Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed. The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, ministering to him, loving the name of the LORD,
and becoming his servants all who keep the sabbath free from profanation and hold to my covenant, them I will bring to my holy mountain and make joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ إِلَى أَهْلِ رُومِيَةَ
الأصحَاحُ الْحَادِي عَشَرَ

13فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا الأُمَمُ: بِمَا أَنِّي أَنَا رَسُولٌ لِلأُمَمِ أُمَجِّدُ خِدْمَتِي، 14لَعَلِّي أُغِيرُ أَنْسِبَائِي وَأُخَلِّصُ أُنَاسًا مِنْهُمْ. 15لأَنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ رَفْضُهُمْ هُوَ مُصَالَحَةَ الْعَالَمِ، فَمَاذَا يَكُونُ اقْتِبَالُهُمْ إِلاَّ حَيَاةً مِنَ الأَمْوَاتِ؟ 29لأَنَّ هِبَاتِ اللهِ وَدَعْوَتَهُ هِيَ بِلاَ نَدَامَةٍ. 30فَإِنَّهُ كَمَا كُنْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ مَرَّةً لاَ تُطِيعُونَ اللهَ، وَلكِنِ الآنَ رُحِمْتُمْ بِعِصْيَانِ هؤُلاَءِ 31هكَذَاهؤُلاَءِ أَيْضًا الآنَ، لَمْ يُطِيعُوا لِكَيْ يُرْحَمُوا هُمْ أَيْضًا بِرَحْمَتِكُمْ. 32لأَنَّ اللهَ أَغْلَقَ عَلَى الْجَمِيعِ مَعًا فِي الْعِصْيَانِ، لِكَيْ يَرْحَمَ الْجَمِيعَ. نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

Romans 11: 13-15, 29-32
Brothers and sisters: I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I glory in my ministry in order to make my race jealous and thus save some of them. For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.
Just as you once disobeyed God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience, so they have now disobeyed in order that, by virtue of the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy. For God delivered all to disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Matthew 15: 21-28 P. Glory to you Lord
At that time, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.” But Jesus did not say a word in answer to her. Jesus’ disciples came and asked him, “Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us.” He said in reply, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” But the woman came and did Jesus homage, saying, “Lord, help me.” He said in reply, “It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.” She said, “Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from the table of their masters.” Then Jesus said to her in reply, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And the woman’s daughter was healed from that hour.
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى الأصحَاحُ الْخَامِسُ عَشَرَ

21ثُمَّ خَرَجَ يَسُوعُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَانْصَرَفَ إِلَى نَوَاحِي صُورَ وَصَيْدَاءَ. 22وَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ كَنْعَانِيَّةٌ خَارِجَةٌ مِنْ تِلْكَ التُّخُومِ صَرَخَتْ إِلَيْهِ قَائِلَةً:«ارْحَمْنِي، يَا سَيِّدُ، يَا ابْنَ دَاوُدَ! اِبْنَتِي مَجْنُونَةٌ جِدًّا». 23فَلَمْ يُجِبْهَا بِكَلِمَةٍ. فَتَقَدَّمَ تَلاَمِيذُهُ وَطَلَبُوا إِلَيْهِ قَائِلِينَ:«اصْرِفْهَا، لأَنَّهَا تَصِيحُ وَرَاءَنَا!» 24فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ:«لَمْ أُرْسَلْ إِلاَّ إِلَى خِرَافِ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الضَّالَّةِ». 25فَأَتَتْ وَسَجَدَتْ لَهُ قَائِلَةً:«يَا سَيِّدُ، أَعِنِّي!» 26فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ:«لَيْسَ حَسَنًا أَنْ يُؤْخَذَ خُبْزُ الْبَنِينَ وَيُطْرَحَ لِلْكِلاَب». 27فَقَالَتْ:«نَعَمْ، يَا سَيِّدُ! وَالْكِلاَبُ أَيْضًا تَأْكُلُ مِنَ الْفُتَاتِ الَّذِي يَسْقُطُ مِنْ مَائِدَةِ أَرْبَابِهَا!». 28حِينَئِذٍ أَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهَا: «يَا امْرَأَةُ، عَظِيمٌ إِيمَانُكِ! لِيَكُنْ لَكِ كَمَا تُرِيدِينَ». فَشُفِيَتِ ابْنَتُهَا مِنْ تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ.

Sunday, August 07, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading from

1 Kings 19: 9, 11-13
At the mountain of God, Horeb, Elijah came to a cave where he took shelter. Then the LORD said to him, “Go outside and stand on the mountain before the LORD; the LORD will be passing by.” A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains and crushing rocks before the LORD but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake there was fire but the LORD was not in the fire. After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound. When he heard this, Elijah hid his face in his cloak and went and stood at the entrance of the cave.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ إِلَى أَهْلِ رُومِيَةَ
الأصحَاحُ التَّاسِعُ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين

1أَقُولُ الصِّدْقَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، لاَ أَكْذِبُ، وَضَمِيرِي شَاهِدٌ لِي بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ: 2إِنَّ لِي حُزْنًا عَظِيمًا وَوَجَعًا فِي قَلْبِي لاَ يَنْقَطِعُ. 3فَإِنِّي كُنْتُ أَوَدُّ لَوْ أَكُونُ أَنَا نَفْسِي مَحْرُومًا مِنَ الْمَسِيحِ لأَجْلِ إِخْوَتِي أَنْسِبَائِي حَسَبَ الْجَسَدِ، 4الَّذِينَ هُمْ إِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ، وَلَهُمُ التَّبَنِّي وَالْمَجْدُ وَالْعُهُودُ وَالاشْتِرَاعُ وَالْعِبَادَةُ وَالْمَوَاعِيدُ، 5وَلَهُمُ الآبَاءُ، وَمِنْهُمُ الْمَسِيحُ حَسَبَ الْجَسَدِ، الْكَائِنُ عَلَى الْكُلِّ إِلهًا مُبَارَكًا إِلَى الأَبَدِ. آمِينَ.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

Sunday, August 07, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)

Romans 9: 1-5
Brothers and sisters: I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie; my conscience joins with the Holy Spirit in bearing me witness that I have great sorrow and constant anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own people, my kindred according to the flesh. They are Israelites; theirs the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises; theirs the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Matthew 14: 22-33 P. Glory to you Lord
After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and precede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening he was there alone. Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles offshore, was being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was against it. During the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them walking on the sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified. “It is a ghost,” they said, and they cried out in fear. At once Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” Peter said to him in reply, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught Peter, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” After they got into the boat, the wind died down. Those who were in the boat did him homage, saying, “Truly, you are the Son of God.”
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Sunday, August 07, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا.

إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى
الأصحَاحُ الرَّابعُ عَشَرَ
22وَلِلْوَقْتِ أَلْزَمَ يَسُوعُ تَلاَمِيذَهُ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا السَّفِينَةَ وَيَسْبِقُوهُ إِلَى الْعَبْرِ حَتَّى يَصْرِفَ الْجُمُوعَ. 23وَبَعْدَمَا صَرَفَ الْجُمُوعَ صَعِدَ إِلَى الْجَبَلِ مُنْفَرِدًا لِيُصَلِّيَ. وَلَمَّا صَارَ الْمَسَاءُ كَانَ هُنَاكَ وَحْدَهُ. 24وَأَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ قَدْ صَارَتْ فِي وَسْطِ الْبَحْرِ مُعَذَّبَةً مِنَ الأَمْوَاجِ. لأَنَّ الرِّيحَ كَانَتْ مُضَادَّةً. 25وَفِي الْهَزِيعِ الرَّابعِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَضَى إِلَيْهِمْ يَسُوعُ مَاشِيًا عَلَى الْبَحْرِ. 26فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَهُ التَّلاَمِيذُ مَاشِيًا عَلَى الْبَحْرِ اضْطَرَبُوا قَائِلِينَ:«إِنَّهُ خَيَالٌ». وَمِنَ الْخَوْفِ صَرَخُوا! 27فَلِلْوَقْتِ كَلَّمَهُمْ يَسُوعُ قِائِلاً: «تَشَجَّعُوا! أَنَا هُوَ. لاَ تَخَافُوا». 28فَأَجَابَهُ بُطْرُسُ وَقَالَ:«يَا سَيِّدُ، إِنْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ هُوَ، فَمُرْني أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ». 29فَقَالَ:«تَعَالَ». فَنَزَلَ بُطْرُسُ مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ وَمَشَى عَلَى الْمَاءِ لِيَأْتِيَ إِلَى يَسُوعَ. 30وَلكِنْ لَمَّا رَأَى الرِّيحَ شَدِيدَةً خَافَ. وَإِذِ ابْتَدَأَ يَغْرَقُ، صَرَخَ قِائِلاً:«يَارَبُّ، نَجِّنِي!». 31فَفِي الْحَالِ مَدَّ يَسُوعُ يَدَهُ وَأَمْسَكَ بِهِ وَقَالَ لَهُ:«يَا قَلِيلَ الإِيمَانِ، لِمَاذَا شَكَكْتَ؟» 32وَلَمَّا دَخَلاَ السَّفِينَةَ سَكَنَتِ الرِّيحُ. 33وَالَّذِينَ فِي السَّفِينَةِ جَاءُوا وَسَجَدُوا لَهُ قَائِلِينَ:«بِالْحَقِيقَةِ أَنْتَ ابْنُ اللهِ!».

Sunday, July 31, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading from Isaiah 55: 1-3
Thus says the LORD: All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat; Come, without paying and without cost, drink wine and milk! Why spend your money for what is not bread;
your wages for what fails to satisfy? Heed me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare. Come to me heedfully, listen, that you may have life. I will renew with you the everlasting covenant, the benefits assured to David.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God
رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ إِلَى أَهْلِ رُومِيَةَ
الأصحَاحُ الثَّامِنُ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين

35مَنْ سَيَفْصِلُنَا عَنْ مَحَبَّةِ الْمَسِيحِ؟ أَشِدَّةٌ أَمْ ضَِيْقٌ أَمِ اضْطِهَادٌ أَمْ جُوعٌ أَمْ عُرْيٌ أَمْ خَطَرٌ أَمْ سَيْفٌ؟ 37وَلكِنَّنَا فِي هذِهِ جَمِيعِهَا يَعْظُمُ انْتِصَارُنَا بِالَّذِي أَحَبَّنَا. 38فَإِنِّي مُتَيَقِّنٌ أَنَّهُ لاَ مَوْتَ وَلاَ حَيَاةَ، وَلاَ مَلاَئِكَةَ وَلاَ رُؤَسَاءَ وَلاَ قُوَّاتِ، وَلاَ أُمُورَ حَاضِرَةً وَلاَ مُسْتَقْبَلَةً، 39وَلاَ عُلْوَ وَلاَ عُمْقَ، وَلاَ خَلِيقَةَ أُخْرَى، تَقْدِرُ أَنْ تَفْصِلَنَا عَنْ مَحَبَّةِ اللهِ الَّتِي فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ رَبِّنَا.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Matthew 14: 13-21 P. Glory to you Lord
When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns. When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd,
his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages
and buy food for themselves.” Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.” Then he said, “Bring them here to me,” and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.
They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left over twelve wicker baskets full. Those who ate were about five thousand men, not counting women and children.
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Romans 8: 35,37-39
Brothers and sisters:
What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى
الأصحَاحُ الرَّابعُ عَشَرَ

13فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ يَسُوعُ انْصَرَفَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ فِي سَفِينَةٍ إِلَى مَوْضِعٍ خَلاَءٍ مُنْفَرِدًا. فَسَمِعَ الْجُمُوعُ وَتَبِعُوهُ مُشَاةً مِنَ الْمُدُنِ.14فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ يَسُوعُ أَبْصَرَ جَمْعًا كَثِيرًا فَتَحَنَّنَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَشَفَى مَرْضَاهُمْ. 15وَلَمَّا صَارَ الْمَسَاءُ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ تَلاَمِيذُهُ قَائِلِينَ:«الْمَوْضِعُ خَلاَءٌ وَالْوَقْتُ قَدْ مَضَى. اِصْرِفِ الْجُمُوعَ لِكَيْ يَمْضُوا إِلَى الْقُرَى وَيَبْتَاعُوا لَهُمْ طَعَامًا». 16فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ:«لاَ حَاجَةَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَمْضُوا. أَعْطُوهُمْ أَنْتُمْ لِيَأْكُلُوا». 17فَقَالُوا لَهُ:«لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا ههُنَا إِلاَّ خَمْسَةُ أَرْغِفَةٍ وَسَمَكَتَانِ». 18فَقَالَ:«ائْتُوني بِهَا إِلَى هُنَا». 19فَأَمَرَ الْجُمُوعَ أَنْ يَتَّكِئُوا عَلَى الْعُشْبِ. ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الأَرْغِفَةَ الْخَمْسَةَ وَالسَّمَكَتَيْنِ، وَرَفَعَ نَظَرَهُ نَحْوَ السَّمَاءِ وَبَارَكَ وَكَسَّرَ وَأَعْطَى الأَرْغِفَةَ لِلتَّلاَمِيذِ، وَالتَّلاَمِيذُ لِلْجُمُوعِ. 20فَأَكَلَ الْجَمِيعُ وَشَبِعُوا. ثُمَّ رَفَعُوا مَا فَضَلَ مِنَ الْكِسَرِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ قُفَّةً مَمْلُوءةً. 21وَالآ كِلُونَ كَانُوا نَحْوَ خَمْسَةِ آلاَفِ رَجُل، مَا عَدَا النِّسَاءَ وَالأَوْلاَدَ.

Schedule of the visit of
His Beatitude Patriarch Antonios Naguib
The Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church and
The Cardinal of the Catholic Church
To St. Mary Coptic Catholic Church in Los Angeles

July 16- July 21, 2011

Sat. July 16:
• Arrive to Los Angeles airport on Frontier Airlines flight # 415 at 2:32 PM.
• Proceed to the church for a thanksgiving prayer and lunch.
• Private time.
Sunday July 17:
• 10:30 AM: Celebrate the Divine Mass at St. Mary Coptic Catholic Church.
• 12:30 PM Lunch with the parishioners.
• 02:00 PM Meeting with the Youth/ Young Adult Group.
• Tentative subjects (in English )
• The youth revolution of Egypt, what are the effects on Egyptians and specifically the Christians. Does it have any positive effect on the Church?
• How to effectively read the Holy Bible?
• 3:30 PM Meeting with the parishioners
• Tentative subjects (in Arabic)
• What are the challenges that may face the Christians in Egypt following the January revolution?
• How to effectively read the Holy Bible?
Monday July 18:
Private Day

Tuesday July 19:
• 7:30 PM Vespers prayer at the church
• 8:15 PM A meeting with the families, tentative subject is the future of St. Mary Coptic Catholic Church of Los Angeles and the Coptic Catholic Churches abroad in general. Is there a plan for the next 10 years?
Wednesday July 20:
• 7:30 PM
• Open discussion with families, tentative subject is how to establish a Christian family and protect it from the secular society’s effects.
Thursday July 21:
• 11:35 AM Depart from Los Angeles with God’s care.

The Pastor;
Monsignor Francis Mourad

Sunday, July 24, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The first reading from

1 Kings 3: 5, 7-12
The LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask something of me and I will give it to you.”
Solomon answered: “O LORD, my God, you have made me, your servant, king to succeed my father David; but I am a mere youth, not knowing at all how to act. I serve you in the midst of the people whom you have chosen,
a people so vast that it cannot be numbered or counted. Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart
to judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong. For who is able to govern this vast people of yours?” The LORD was pleased that Solomon made this request. So God said to him: “Because you have asked for this not for a long life for yourself, nor for riches, nor for the life of your enemies, but for understanding so that you may know what is right I do as you requested. I give you a heart so wise and understanding that there has never been anyone like you up to now, and after you there will come no one to equal you.”
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

Romans 8: 28-30
Brothers and sisters:
We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined he also called; and those he called he also justified; and those he justified he also glorified.

Sunday, July 24, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ إِلَى أَهْلِ رُومِيَةَ
الأصحَاحُ الثَّامِنُ

28وَنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ كُلَّ الأَشْيَاءِ تَعْمَلُ مَعًا لِلْخَيْرِ لِلَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ اللهَ، الَّذِينَ هُمْ مَدْعُوُّونَ حَسَبَ قَصْدِهِ. 29لأَنَّ الَّذِينَ سَبَقَ فَعَرَفَهُمْ سَبَقَ فَعَيَّنَهُمْ لِيَكُونُوا مُشَابِهِينَ صُورَةَ ابْنِهِ، لِيَكُونَ هُوَ بِكْرًا بَيْنَ إِخْوَةٍ كَثِيرِينَ. 30وَالَّذِينَ سَبَقَ فَعَيَّنَهُمْ، فَهؤُلاَءِ دَعَاهُمْ أَيْضًا. وَالَّذِينَ دَعَاهُمْ، فَهؤُلاَءِ بَرَّرَهُمْ أَيْضًا. وَالَّذِينَ بَرَّرَهُمْ، فَهؤُلاَءِ مَجَّدَهُمْ أَيْضًا. نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Matthew 13: 44-52 P. Glory to you Lord
Jesus said to his disciples: “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. “Do you understand all these things?” They answered, “Yes.” And he replied, “Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old.”
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
Sunday, July 24, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا.
إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى
الأصحَاحُ الثَّالِثُ عَشَرَ

44«أَيْضًا يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ كَنْزًا مُخْفىً فِي حَقْل، وَجَدَهُ إِنْسَانٌ فَأَخْفَاهُ. وَمِنْ فَرَحِهِ مَضَى وَبَاعَ كُلَّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ وَاشْتَرَى ذلِكَ الْحَقْلَ. 45أَيْضًا يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ إِنْسَانًا تَاجِرًا يَطْلُبُ لآلِئَ حَسَنَةً، 46فَلَمَّا وَجَدَ لُؤْلُؤَةً وَاحِدَةً كَثِيرَةَ الثَّمَنِ، مَضَى وَبَاعَ كُلَّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ وَاشْتَرَاهَا. 47أَيْضًا يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ شَبَكَةً مَطْرُوحَةً فِي الْبَحْرِ، وَجَامِعَةً مِنْ كُلِّ نَوْعٍ. 48فَلَمَّا امْتَلأَتْ أَصْعَدُوهَا عَلَى الشَّاطِئِ، وَجَلَسُوا وَجَمَعُوا الْجِيَادَ إِلَى أَوْعِيَةٍ، وَأَمَّا الأَرْدِيَاءُ فَطَرَحُوهَا خَارِجًا. 49هكَذَا يَكُونُ فِي انْقِضَاءِ الْعَالَمِ: يَخْرُجُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَيُفْرِزُونَ الأَشْرَارَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَبْرَارِ، 50وَيَطْرَحُونَهُمْ فِي أَتُونِ النَّارِ. هُنَاكَ يَكُونُ الْبُكَاءُ وَصَرِيرُ الأَسْنَانِ».51قَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ:«أَفَهِمْتُمْ هذَا كُلَّهُ؟» فَقَالُوا:«نَعَمْ، يَا سَيِّدُ». 52فَقَالَ لَهُمْ:«مِنْ أَجْلِ ذلِكَ كُلُّ كَاتِب مُتَعَلِّمٍ فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ يُشْبِهُ رَجُلاً رَبَّ بَيْتٍ يُخْرِجُ مِنْ كَنْزِهِ جُدُدًا وَعُتَقَاءَ».

Romans 8: 26-27
Brothers and sisters: The Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes with inexpressible groanings. And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because he intercedes for the holy ones according to God’s will.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Matthew 13: 24-43 P. Glory to you Lord
Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying: “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. The slaves of the householder came to him and said, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come from?’ He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ His slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ He replied, ‘No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.’” He spoke to them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.” All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables. He spoke to them only in parables, to fulfill what had been said through the prophet: I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has lain hidden from the foundation of the world. Then, dismissing the crowds, he went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” He said in reply, “He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. Just as weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”

Sunday, July 17, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The first reading from
Wis 12: 13,16-19

There is no god besides you who have the care of all, that you need show you have not unjustly condemned. For your might is the source of justice; your mastery over all things makes you lenient to all. For you show your might when the perfection of your power is disbelieved; and in those who know you, you rebuke temerity. But though you are master of might, you judge with clemency, and with much lenience you govern us; for power, whenever you will, attends you. And you taught your people, by these deeds, that those who are just must be kind; and you gave your children good ground for hope that you would permit repentance for their sins.

Sunday, July 17, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا.
إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى
الأصحَاحُ الثَّالِثُ عَشَرَ
24قَدَّمَ لَهُمْ مَثَلاً آخَرَ قِائِلاً:«يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ إِنْسَانًا زَرَعَ زَرْعًا جَيِّدًا فِي حَقْلِهِ. 25وَفِيمَا النَّاسُ نِيَامٌ جَاءَ عَدُوُّهُ وَزَرَعَ زَوَانًا فِي وَسْطِ الْحِنْطَةِ وَمَضَى. 26فَلَمَّا طَلَعَ النَّبَاتُ وَصَنَعَ ثَمَرًا، حِينَئِذٍ ظَهَرَ الزَّوَانُ أَيْضًا. 27فَجَاءَ عَبِيدُ رَبِّ الْبَيْتِ وَقَالُوا لَهُ:يَا سَيِّدُ، أَلَيْسَ زَرْعًا جَيِّدًا زَرَعْتَ فِي حَقْلِكَ؟ فَمِنْ أَيْنَ لَهُ زَوَانٌ؟. 28فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: إِنْسَانٌ عَدُوٌّ فَعَلَ هذَا. فَقَالَ لَهُ الْعَبِيدُ: أَتُرِيدُ أَنْ نَذْهَبَ وَنَجْمَعَهُ؟ 29فَقَالَ: لاَ! لِئَلاَّ تَقْلَعُوا الْحِنْطَةَ مَعَ الزَّوَانِ وَأَنْتُمْ تَجْمَعُونَهُ. 30دَعُوهُمَا يَنْمِيَانِ كِلاَهُمَا مَعًا إِلَى الْحَصَادِ، وَفِي وَقْتِ الْحَصَادِ أَقُولُ لِلْحَصَّادِينَ: اجْمَعُوا أَوَّلاً الزَّوَانَ وَاحْزِمُوهُ حُزَمًا لِيُحْرَقَ، وَأَمَّا الْحِنْطَةَ فَاجْمَعُوهَا إِلَى مَخْزَني».31قَدَّمَ لَهُمْ مَثَلاً آخَرَ قَائِلاً:«يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ حَبَّةَ خَرْدَل أَخَذَهَا إِنْسَانٌ وَزَرَعَهَا فِي حَقْلِهِ، 32وَهِيَ أَصْغَرُ جَمِيعِ الْبُزُورِ. وَلكِنْ مَتَى نَمَتْ فَهِيَ أَكْبَرُ الْبُقُولِ، وَتَصِيرُ شَجَرَةً، حَتَّى إِنَّ طُيُورَ السَّمَاءِ تَأْتِي وَتَتَآوَى فِي أَغْصَانِهَا».33قَالَ لَهُمْ مَثَلاً آخَرَ:«يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ خَمِيرَةً أَخَذَتْهَا امْرَأَةٌ وَخَبَّأَتْهَا فِي ثَلاَثَةِ أَكْيَالِ دَقِيق حَتَّى اخْتَمَرَ الْجَمِيعُ». 34هذَا كُلُّهُ كَلَّمَ بِهِ يَسُوعُ الْجُمُوعَ بِأَمْثَال، وَبِدُونِ مَثَل لَمْ يَكُنْ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ، 35لِكَيْ يَتِمَّ مَا قِيلَ بِالنَّبِيِّ الْقَائِلِ:«سَأَفْتَحُ بِأَمْثَال فَمِي، وَأَنْطِقُ بِمَكْتُومَاتٍ مُنْذُ تَأْسِيسِ الْعَالَمِ».36حِينَئِذٍ صَرَفَ يَسُوعُ الْجُمُوعَ وَجَاءَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ. فَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ تَلاَمِيذُهُ قَائِلِينَ:«فَسِّرْ لَنَا مَثَلَ زَوَانِ الْحَقْلِ». 37فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ:«اَلزَّارِعُ الزَّرْعَ الْجَيِّدَ هُوَ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ. 38وَالْحَقْلُ هُوَ الْعَالَمُ. وَالزَّرْعُ الْجَيِّدُ هُوَ بَنُو الْمَلَكُوتِ. وَالزَّوَانُ هُوَ بَنُو الشِّرِّيرِ. 39وَالْعَدُوُّ الَّذِي زَرَعَهُ هُوَ إِبْلِيسُ. وَالْحَصَادُ هُوَ انْقِضَاءُ الْعَالَمِ. وَالْحَصَّادُونَ هُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ. 40فَكَمَا يُجْمَعُ الزَّوَانُ وَيُحْرَقُ بِالنَّارِ، هكَذَا يَكُونُ فِي انْقِضَاءِ هذَا الْعَالَمِ: 41يُرْسِلُ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ مَلاَئِكَتَهُ فَيَجْمَعُونَ مِنْ مَلَكُوتِهِ جَمِيعَ الْمَعَاثِرِ وَفَاعِلِي الإِثْمِ، 42وَيَطْرَحُونَهُمْ فِي أَتُونِ النَّارِ. هُنَاكَ يَكُونُ الْبُكَاءُ وَصَرِيرُ الأَسْنَانِ. 43حِينَئِذٍ يُضِيءُ الأَبْرَارُ كَالشَّمْسِ فِي مَلَكُوتِ أَبِيهِمْ. مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ لِلسَّمْعِ، فَلْيَسْمَعْ.