Sunday, January 1, 201 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)

The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God The first reading from

Numbers 6:22-27
The LORD said to Moses: “Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them:
The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The LORD looks upon you kindly and give you peace! So shall they invoke my name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ إِلَى أَهْلِ غَلاَطِيَّةَ
الأصحَاحُ الرَّابع بركاته علي جميعنا آمين
4وَلكِنْ لَمَّا جَاءَ مِلْءُ الزَّمَانِ، أَرْسَلَ اللهُ ابْنَهُ مَوْلُودًا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ، مَوْلُودًا تَحْتَ النَّامُوسِ، 5لِيَفْتَدِيَ الَّذِينَ تَحْتَ النَّامُوسِ، لِنَنَالَ التَّبَنِّيَ. 6ثُمَّ بِمَا أَنَّكُمْ أَبْنَاءٌ، أَرْسَلَ اللهُ رُوحَ ابْنِهِ إِلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ صَارِخًا:«يَا أَبَا الآبُ». 7إِذًا لَسْتَ بَعْدُ عَبْدًا بَلِ ابْنًا، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ ابْنًا فَوَارِثٌ ِللهِ بِالْمَسِيحِ. نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

Galatians 4:4-7
Brothers and sisters: When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. As proof that you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then also an heir, through God.

اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا.
إِنْجِيلُ لُوقَا
الأصحَاحُ الثَّانِي
16فَجَاءُوا مُسْرِعِينَ، وَوَجَدُوا مَرْيَمَ وَيُوسُفَ وَالطِّفْلَ مُضْجَعًا فِي الْمِذْوَدِ. 17فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ أَخْبَرُوا بِالْكَلاَمِ الَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُمْ عَنْ هذَا الصَّبِيِّ. 18وَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا تَعَجَّبُوا مِمَّا قِيلَ لَهُمْ مِنَ الرُّعَاةِ. 19وَأَمَّا مَرْيَمُ فَكَانَتْ تَحْفَظُ جَمِيعَ هذَا الْكَلاَمِ مُتَفَكِّرَةً بِهِ فِي قَلْبِهَا. 20ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الرُّعَاةُ وَهُمْ يُمَجِّدُونَ اللهَ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا سَمِعُوهُ وَرَأَوْهُ كَمَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ.21وَلَمَّا تَمَّتْ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَيَّامٍ لِيَخْتِنُوا الصَّبِيَّ سُمِّيَ يَسُوعَ، كَمَا تَسَمَّى مِنَ الْمَلاَكِ قَبْلَ أَنْ حُبِلَ بِهِ فِي الْبَطْنِ.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Luke 2: 16-21 P. Glory to you Lord

The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them. When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

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

ترنيمه مستحق كل المجد يا يسوع
مستحق كل المجد يا يسوع 2
كل ركبه تسجد ليك واللسان يعترف بيك. مستحق كل المجد يا يسوع
لما تيجي نقف قدامك يا يسوع 2
كل عالي ينحني كل مهدون يتبني. لما تيجي نقف قدامك يا يسوع
خلي حضورك يملا عنيا يا يسوع 2
نتغير وعنينا تشوف مجدك بوجه مكشوف. خلي حضورك يملا عنينا يا يسوع

Sunday, January 8, 201 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
The Epiphany of the Lord
The first reading from
Isaiah 60:1-6
Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth,and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the LORD shines, and over you appears his glory. Nations shall walk by your light, and kings by your shining radiance. Raise your eyes and look about; they all gather and come to you: your sons come from afar, and your daughters in the arms of their nurses. Then you shall be radiant at what you see, your heart shall throb and overflow, for the riches of the sea shall be emptied out before you, the wealth of nations shall be brought to you. Caravans of camels shall fill you, dromedaries from Midian and Ephah; all from Sheba shall come bearing gold and frankincense, and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ إِلَى أَهْلِ أَفَسُسَ
الأصحَاحُ الثَّالِثُ بركاته علي جميعنا آمين
2إِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ بِتَدْبِيرِ نِعْمَةِ اللهِ الْمُعْطَاةِ لِي لأَجْلِكُمْ. 3أَنَّهُ بِإِعْلاَنٍ عَرَّفَنِي بِالسِّرِّ. كَمَا سَبَقْتُ فَكَتَبْتُ بِالإِيجَازِ. 5الَّذِي فِي أَجْيَال أُخَرَ لَمْ يُعَرَّفْ بِهِ بَنُو الْبَشَرِ، كَمَا قَدْ أُعْلِنَ الآنَ لِرُسُلِهِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ وَأَنْبِيَائِهِ بِالرُّوحِ: 6أَنَّ الأُمَمَ شُرَكَاءُ فِي الْمِيرَاثِ وَالْجَسَدِ وَنَوَالِ مَوْعِدِهِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ بِالإِنْجِيلِ.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6Brothers and sisters: You have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for your benefit, namely, that the mystery was made known to me by revelation. It was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: that the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا.
إِنْجِيلُ مَتَّى
الأصحَاحُ الثَّانِي
وُلِدَ يَسُوعُ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، فِي أَيَّامِ هِيرُودُسَ الْمَلِكِ، إِذَا مَجُوسٌ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ قَدْ جَاءُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ 2قَائِلِينَ:«أَيْنَ هُوَ الْمَوْلُودُ مَلِكُ الْيَهُودِ؟ فَإِنَّنَا رَأَيْنَا نَجْمَهُ فِي الْمَشْرِقِ وَأَتَيْنَا لِنَسْجُدَ لَهُ». 3فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ هِيرُودُسُ الْمَلِكُ اضْطَرَبَ وَجَمِيعُ أُورُشَلِيمَ مَعَهُ. 4فَجَمَعَ كُلَّ رُؤَسَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَكَتَبَةِ الشَّعْب، وَسَأَلَهُمْ:«أَيْنَ يُولَدُ الْمَسِيحُ؟» 5فَقَالُوا لَهُ:«فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ. لأَنَّهُ هكَذَا مَكْتُوبٌ بِالنَّبِيِّ: 6وَأَنْتِ يَا بَيْتَ لَحْمٍ، أَرْضَ يَهُوذَا لَسْتِ الصُّغْرَى بَيْنَ رُؤَسَاءِ يَهُوذَا، لأَنْ مِنْكِ يَخْرُجُ مُدَبِّرٌ يَرْعَى شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».7حِينَئِذٍ دَعَا هِيرُودُسُ الْمَجُوسَ سِرًّا، وَتَحَقَّقَ مِنْهُمْ زَمَانَ النَّجْمِ الَّذِي ظَهَرَ. 8ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَهُمْ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، وَقَالَ:«اذْهَبُوا وَافْحَصُوا بِالتَّدْقِيقِ عَنِ الصَّبِيِّ. وَمَتَى وَجَدْتُمُوهُ فَأَخْبِرُونِي، لِكَيْ آتِيَ أَنَا أَيْضًا وَأَسْجُدَ لَهُ». 9فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا مِنَ الْمَلِكِ ذَهَبُوا. وَإِذَا النَّجْمُ الَّذِي رَأَوْهُ فِي الْمَشْرِقِ يَتَقَدَّمُهُمْ حَتَّى جَاءَ وَوَقَفَ فَوْقُ، حَيْثُ كَانَ الصَّبِيُّ. 10فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا النَّجْمَ فَرِحُوا فَرَحًا عَظِيمًا جِدًّا. 11وَأَتَوْا إِلَى الْبَيْتِ، وَرَأَوْا الصَّبِيَّ مَعَ مَرْيَمَ أُمِّهِ. فَخَرُّوا وَسَجَدُوا لَهُ. ثُمَّ فَتَحُوا كُنُوزَهُمْ وَقَدَّمُوا لَهُ هَدَايَا: ذَهَبًا وَلُبَانًا وَمُرًّا. 12ثُمَّ إِذْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِمْ فِي حُلْمٍ أَنْ لاَ يَرْجِعُوا إِلَى هِيرُودُسَ، انْصَرَفُوا فِي طَرِيق أُخْرَى إِلَى كُورَتِهِمْ.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to
Matthew 2: 1-12 P. Glory to you Lord

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, He inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet: And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
since from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people Israel.” Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage.” After their audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.

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

Sunday, January 15, 2012 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading from 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19
Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was. The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.” Samuel ran to Eli and said, “Here I am. You called me.” “I did not call you,” Eli said. “Go back to sleep.” So he went back to sleep. Again the LORD called Samuel, who rose and went to Eli. “Here I am,” he said. “You called me.” But Eli answered, “I did not call you, my son. Go back to sleep.” At that time Samuel was not familiar with the LORD, because the LORD had not revealed anything to him as yet. The LORD called Samuel again, for the third time. Getting up and going to Eli, he said, “Here I am. You called me.” Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the youth. So he said to Samuel, “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply, Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.” When Samuel went to sleep in his place, the LORD came and revealed his presence, calling out as before, “Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
Samuel grew up, and the LORD was with him, not permitting any word of his to be without effect.
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

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

13الأَطْعِمَةُ لِلْجَوْفِ وَالْجَوْفُ لِلأَطْعِمَةِ، وَاللهُ سَيُبِيدُ هذَا وَتِلْكَ. وَلكِنَّ الْجَسَدَ لَيْسَ لِلزِّنَا بَلْ لِلرَّبِّ، وَالرَّبُّ لِلْجَسَدِ. 14وَاللهُ قَدْ أَقَامَ الرَّبَّ، وَسَيُقِيمُنَا نَحْنُ أَيْضًا بِقُوَّتِهِ. 15أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ أَجْسَادَكُمْ هِيَ أَعْضَاءُ الْمَسِيحِ؟ أَفَآخُذُ أَعْضَاءَ الْمَسِيحِ وَأَجْعَلُهَا أَعْضَاءَ زَانِيَةٍ؟ حَاشَا! 17وَأَمَّا مَنِ الْتَصَقَ بِالرَّبِّ فَهُوَ رُوحٌ وَاحِدٌ. 18اُهْرُبُوا مِنَ الزِّنَا. كُلُّ خَطِيَّةٍ يَفْعَلُهَا الإِنْسَانُ هِيَ خَارِجَةٌ عَنِ الْجَسَدِ، لكِنَّ الَّذِي يَزْنِي يُخْطِئُ إِلَى جَسَدِهِ. 19أَمْ لَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ جَسَدَكُمْ هُوَ هَيْكَلٌ لِلرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ الَّذِي فِيكُمُ، الَّذِي لَكُمْ مِنَ اللهِ، وَأَنَّكُمْ لَسْتُمْ لأَنْفُسِكُمْ؟ 20لأَنَّكُمْ قَدِ اشْتُرِيتُمْ بِثَمَنٍ. فَمَجِّدُوا اللهَ فِي أَجْسَادِكُمْ وَفِي أَرْوَاحِكُمُ الَّتِي هِيَِللهِ. نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين
1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20 Brothers and sisters: The body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body; God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? But whoever is joined to the Lord becomes one Spirit with him. Avoid immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the immoral person sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been purchased at a price. The

اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا.
إِنْجِيلُ يُوحَنَّا
الأصحَاحُ الأَوَّلُ
35وَفِي الْغَدِ أَيْضًا كَانَ يُوحَنَّا وَاقِفًا هُوَ وَاثْنَانِ مِنْ تَلاَمِيذِهِ، 36فَنَظَرَ إِلَى يَسُوعَ مَاشِيًا، فَقَالَ:«هُوَذَا حَمَلُ اللهِ!». 37فَسَمِعَهُ التِّلْمِيذَانِ يَتَكَلَّمُ، فَتَبِعَا يَسُوعَ. 38فَالْتَفَتَ يَسُوعُ وَنَظَرَهُمَا يَتْبَعَانِ، فَقَالَ لَهُمَا:«مَاذَا تَطْلُبَانِ؟» فَقَالاَ:«رَبِّي، الَّذِي تَفْسِيرُهُ: يَا مُعَلِّمُ، أَيْنَ تَمْكُثُ؟» 39فَقَالَ لَهُمَا:«تَعَالَيَا وَانْظُرَا». فَأَتَيَا وَنَظَرَا أَيْنَ كَانَ يَمْكُثُ، وَمَكَثَا عِنْدَهُ ذلِكَ الْيَوْمَ. وَكَانَ نَحْوَ السَّاعَةِ الْعَاشِرَةِ. 40كَانَ أَنْدَرَاوُسُ أَخُو سِمْعَانَ بُطْرُسَ وَاحِدًا مِنَ الاثْنَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ سَمِعَا يُوحَنَّا وَتَبِعَاهُ. 41هذَا وَجَدَ أَوَّلاً أَخَاهُ سِمْعَانَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ:«قَدْ وَجَدْنَا مَسِيَّا» الَّذِي تَفْسِيرُهُ:الْمَسِيحُ. 42فَجَاءَ بِهِ إِلَى يَسُوعَ. فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ: «أَنْتَ سِمْعَانُ بْنُ يُونَا. أَنْتَ تُدْعَى صَفَا» الَّذِي تَفْسِيرُهُ: بُطْرُسُ.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

John 1: 35-42 P. Glory to you Lord

John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” - which translated means Teacher -, “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went and saw where Jesus was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon. Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus. He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” - which is translated Christ -. Then he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Cephas” - which is translated Peter.
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Sunday, January 22, 2012
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading from
Jonah 3:1-5, 10

The word of the LORD came to Jonah, saying: “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you.” So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’S bidding. Now Nineveh was an enormously large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began his journey through the city, and had gone but a single day’s walk announcing, “Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed, ” when the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth. When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.

The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

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

29فَأَقُولُ هذَا أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ: الْوَقْتُ مُنْذُ الآنَ مُقَصَّرٌ، لِكَيْ يَكُونَ الَّذِينَ لَهُمْ نِسَاءٌ كَأَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ، 30وَالَّذِينَ يَبْكُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لاَ يَبْكُونَ، وَالَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لاَ يَفْرَحُونَ، وَالَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لاَ يَمْلِكُونَ، 31وَالَّذِينَ يَسْتَعْمِلُونَ هذَا الْعَالَمَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لاَ يَسْتَعْمِلُونَهُ. لأَنَّ هَيْئَةَ هذَا الْعَالَمِ تَزُولُ.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

1 Corinthians 7:29-31
I tell you, brothers and sisters, the time is running out. From now on, let those having wives act as not having them, those weeping as not weeping, those rejoicing as not rejoicing, those buying as not owning, those using the world as not using it fully. For the world in its present form is passing away.

اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا.

إِنْجِيلُ مَرْقُسَ
الأصحَاحُ الأَوَّلُ
14وَبَعْدَمَا أُسْلِمَ يُوحَنَّا جَاءَ يَسُوعُ إِلَى الْجَلِيلِ يَكْرِزُ بِبِشَارَةِ مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ15وَيَقُولُ:«قَدْ كَمَلَ الزَّمَانُ وَاقْتَرَبَ مَلَكُوتُ اللهِ، فَتُوبُوا وَآمِنُوا بِالإِنْجِيلِ».16وَفِيمَا هُوَ يَمْشِي عِنْدَ بَحْرِ الْجَلِيلِ أَبْصَرَ سِمْعَانَ وَأَنْدَرَاوُسَ أَخَاهُ يُلْقِيَانِ شَبَكَةً فِي الْبَحْرِ، فَإِنَّهُمَا كَانَا صَيَّادَيْنِ. 17فَقَالَ لَهُمَا يَسُوعُ:«هَلُمَّ وَرَائِي فَأَجْعَلُكُمَا تَصِيرَانِ صَيَّادَيِ النَّاسِ». 18فَلِلْوَقْتِ تَرَكَا شِبَاكَهُمَا وَتَبِعَاهُ. 19ثُمَّ اجْتَازَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ قَلِيلاً فَرَأَى يَعْقُوبَ بْنَ زَبْدِي وَيُوحَنَّا أَخَاهُ، وَهُمَا فِي السَّفِينَةِ يُصْلِحَانِ الشِّبَاكَ. 20فَدَعَاهُمَا لِلْوَقْتِ. فَتَرَكَا أَبَاهُمَا زَبْدِي فِي السَّفِينَةِ مَعَ الأَجْرَى وَذَهَبَا وَرَاءَهُ.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Mark 1:14-20 P. Glory to you Lord

After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Then they abandoned their nets and followed him. He walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They too were in a boat mending their nets. Then he called them. So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him.

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

Sunday, January 29, 2012 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading from Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Moses spoke to all the people, saying: “A prophet like me will the LORD, your God, raise up for you from among your own kin; to him you shall listen. This is exactly what you requested of the LORD your God, at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let us not again hear the voice of the LORD, our God, nor see this great fire any more, lest we die.’ And the LORD said to me, ‘This was well said.
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their kin, and will put my words into his mouth; he shall tell them all that I command him. Whoever will not listen to my words which he speaks in my name, I myself will make him answer for it. But if a prophet presumes to speak in my name an oracle that I have not commanded him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, he shall die.’”
The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

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

32فَأُرِيدُ أَنْ تَكُونُوا بِلاَ هَمٍّ. غَيْرُ الْمُتَزَوِّجِ يَهْتَمُّ فِي مَا لِلرَّبِّ كَيْفَ يُرْضِي الرَّبَّ، 33وَأَمَّا الْمُتَزَوِّجُ فَيَهْتَمُّ فِي مَا لِلْعَالَمِ كَيْفَ يُرْضِي امْرَأَتَهُ. 34إِنَّ بَيْنَ الزَّوْجَةِ وَالْعَذْرَاءِ فَرْقًا: غَيْرُ الْمُتَزَوِّجَةِ تَهْتَمُّ فِي مَا لِلرَّبِّ لِتَكُونَ مُقَدَّسَةً جَسَدًا وَرُوحًا. وَأَمَّا الْمُتَزَوِّجَةُ فَتَهْتَمُّ فِي مَا لِلْعَالَمِ كَيْفَ تُرْضِي رَجُلَهَا.35هذَا أَقُولُهُ لِخَيْرِكُمْ، لَيْسَ لِكَيْ أُلْقِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَهَقًا، بَلْ لأَجْلِ اللِّيَاقَةِ وَالْمُثَابَرَةِ لِلرَّبِّ مِنْ دُونِ ارْتِبَاكٍ.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

1 Corinthians 7:32-35
Brothers and sisters: I should like you to be free of anxieties. An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. But a married man is anxious about the things of the world, how he may please his wife, and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is anxious about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in both body and spirit. A married woman, on the other hand, is anxious about the things of the world, how she may please her husband. I am telling you this for your own benefit, not to impose a restraint upon you, but for the sake of propriety and adherence to the Lord without distraction.

اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا.

إِنْجِيلُ مَرْقُسَ
الأصحَاحُ الأَوَّلُ
21ثُمَّ دَخَلُوا كَفْرَنَاحُومَ، وَلِلْوَقْتِ دَخَلَ الْمَجْمَعَ فِي السَّبْتِ وَصَارَ يُعَلِّمُ. 22فَبُهِتُوا مِنْ تَعْلِيمِهِ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ كَمَنْ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ وَلَيْسَ كَالْكَتَبَةِ. 23وَكَانَ فِي مَجْمَعِهِمْ رَجُلٌ بِهِ رُوحٌ نَجِسٌ، فَصَرَخَ 24قَائِلاً: «آهِ! مَا لَنَا وَلَكَيَا يَسُوعُ النَّاصِرِيُّ؟ أَتَيْتَ لِتُهْلِكَنَا! أَنَا أَعْرِفُكَمَنْ أَنْتَ: قُدُّوسُ اللهِ!» 25فَانْتَهَرَهُ يَسُوعُ قَائِلاً: «اخْرَسْ! وَاخْرُجْ مِنْهُ!» 26فَصَرَعَهُ الرُّوحُ النَّجِسُ وَصَاحَ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ وَخَرَجَ مِنْهُ. 27فَتَحَيَّرُوا كُلُّهُمْ، حَتَّى سَأَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا قَائِلِينَ:«مَا هذَا؟ مَا هُوَ هذَا التَّعْلِيمُ الْجَدِيدُ؟ لأَنَّهُ بِسُلْطَانٍ يَأْمُرُ حَتَّى الأَرْوَاحَ النَّجِسَةَ فَتُطِيعُهُ!» 28فَخَرَجَ خَبَرُهُ لِلْوَقْتِ فِي كُلِّ الْكُورَةِ الْمُحِيطَةِ بِالْجَلِيلِ.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Mark 1:21-28 P. Glory to you Lord

Then they came to Capernaum, and on the sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching,for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes. In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are?the Holy One of God!” Jesus rebuked him and said, “Quiet! Come out of him!” The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him. All were amazed and asked one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.” His fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee.
The Gospel of the LORD P. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Happy Wedding Anniversary!

January 1st Rady & Cindy Boules
January 14th Major & Amany Boutros
January 27th Fayez & Afaf Khalil

Happy Birthday

January 1st Ezes Mikhael
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January 11th Alfons Boulos
January 14th Samy Cassis
January 15th Hosny Benyamine
January 16th Shirley E.Tawdros
January 17th Mary Y.Farag
January 21st Johanna S. Cervantes
January 21st Susan Michael
January 21ST Aida Toma
January 22th Magdy A. Sidhom
January 25th Paul M.Gabriel
January 26th Nabil H. Yacoub
January 26th Elizabeth W. Siha
January 28th Basem El Ghazzawy
January 28th Farid L.Gad-Alla
January 29th Lucy El Masry
January 31st Samir Tanyous

Congratulations!

December 29th Mina & Randa Hanna

Sunday, December 18, 2011 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)

Fourth Sunday of Advent

The first reading from

2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16

When King David was settled in his palace, and the LORD had given him rest from his enemies on every side, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God dwells in a tent!” Nathan answered the king,
“Go, do whatever you have in mind, for the LORD is with you.” But that night the LORD spoke to Nathan and said: “Go, tell my servant David, ‘thus says the LORD: Should you build me a house to dwell in?’ “‘It was I who took you from the pasture
and from the care of the flock to be commander of my people Israel. I have been with you wherever you went, and I have destroyed all your enemies before you. And I will make you famous like the great ones of the earth. I will fix a place for my people Israel; I will plant them so that they may dwell in their place without further disturbance. Neither shall the wicked continue to afflict them as they did of old, since the time I first appointed judges over my people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD also reveals to you that he will establish a house for you. And when your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will rise up your heir after you, sprung from your loins, and I will make his kingdom firm. I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me; your throne shall stand firm forever.”

The word of the LORD P. Thanks be to God

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ الرَّسُولِ إِلَى أَهْلِ رُومِيَةَ
الأصحَاحُ السَّادِسُ عَشَرَ
بركاته علي جميعنا آمين
25وَلِلْقَادِرِ أَنْ يُثَبِّتَكُمْ، حَسَبَ إِنْجِيلِي وَالْكِرَازَةِ بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، حَسَبَ إِعْلاَنِ السِّرِّ الَّذِي كَانَ مَكْتُومًا فِي الأَزْمِنَةِ الأَزَلِيَّةِ، 26وَلكِنْ ظَهَرَ الآنَ، وَأُعْلِمَ بِهِ جَمِيعُ الأُمَمِ بِالْكُتُبِ النَّبَوِيَّةِ حَسَبَ أَمْرِ الإِلهِ الأَزَلِيِّ، لإِطَاعَةِ الإِيمَانِ، 27للهِ الْحَكِيمِ وَحْدَهُ، بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، لَهُ الْمَجْدُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. آمِينَ.
نعمة الله الآب تكن مع جميعنا آمين

Romans 16: 25-27

Brothers and sisters: To him who can strengthen you, according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret for long ages but now manifested through the prophetic writings and, according to the command of the eternal God, made known to all nations to bring about the obedience of faith, to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ be glory forever and ever. Amen

ترنيمه مستحق كل المجد يا يسوع
مستحق كل المجد يا يسوع 2
كل ركبه تسجد ليك واللسان يعترف بيك. مستحق كل المجد يا يسوع
لما تيجي نقف قدامك يا يسوع 2
كل عالي ينحني كل مهدون يتبني. لما تيجي نقف قدامك يا يسوع
خلي حضورك يملا عنيا يا يسوع 2
نتغير وعنينا تشوف مجدك بوجه مكشوف. خلي حضورك يملا عنينا يا يسوع

اَلْمَزْمُورِ. هَلِّلُويَا.

إِنْجِيلُ لُوقَا
الأصحَاحُ الأَوَّلُ
26وَفِي الشَّهْرِ السَّادِسِ أُرْسِلَ جِبْرَائِيلُ الْمَلاَكُ مِنَ اللهِ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مِنَ الْجَلِيلِ اسْمُهَا نَاصِرَةُ، 27إِلَى عَذْرَاءَ مَخْطُوبَةٍ لِرَجُل مِنْ بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ اسْمُهُ يُوسُفُ. وَاسْمُ الْعَذْرَاءِ مَرْيَمُ. 28فَدَخَلَ إِلَيْهَا الْمَلاَكُ وَقَالَ:«سَلاَمٌ لَكِ أَيَّتُهَا الْمُنْعَمُ عَلَيْهَا! اَلرَّبُّ مَعَكِ. مُبَارَكَةٌ أَنْتِ فِي النِّسَاءِ». 29فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ اضْطَرَبَتْ مِنْ كَلاَمِهِ، وَفَكَّرَتْ:«مَا عَسَى أَنْ تَكُونَ هذِهِ التَّحِيَّةُ!» 30فَقَالَ لَهَا الْمَلاَكُ:«لاَ تَخَافِي يَا مَرْيَمُ، لأَنَّكِ قَدْ وَجَدْتِ نِعْمَةً عِنْدَ اللهِ. 31وَهَا أَنْتِ سَتَحْبَلِينَ وَتَلِدِينَ ابْنًا وَتُسَمِّينَهُ يَسُوعَ. 32هذَا يَكُونُ عَظِيمًا، وَابْنَ الْعَلِيِّ يُدْعَى، وَيُعْطِيهِ الرَّبُّ الإِلهُ كُرْسِيَّ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، 33وَيَمْلِكُ عَلَى بَيْتِ يَعْقُوبَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَلاَ يَكُونُ لِمُلْكِهِ نِهَايَةٌ».34فَقَالَتْ مَرْيَمُ لِلْمَلاَكِ:«كَيْفَ يَكُونُ هذَا وَأَنَا لَسْتُ أَعْرِفُ رَجُلاً؟»35فَأَجَابَ الْمَلاَكُ وَقَالَ لَها: «اَلرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ يَحِلُّ عَلَيْكِ، وَقُوَّةُ الْعَلِيِّ تُظَلِّلُكِ، فَلِذلِكَ أَيْضًا الْقُدُّوسُ الْمَوْلُودُ مِنْكِ يُدْعَى ابْنَ اللهِ. 36وَهُوَذَا أَلِيصَابَاتُ نَسِيبَتُكِ هِيَ أَيْضًا حُبْلَى بِابْنٍ فِي شَيْخُوخَتِهَا، وَهذَا هُوَ الشَّهْرُ السَّادِسُ لِتِلْكَ الْمَدْعُوَّةِ عَاقِرًا، 37لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ غَيْرَ مُمْكِنٍ لَدَى اللهِ». 38فَقَالَتْ مَرْيَمُ: «هُوَذَا أَنَا أَمَةُ الرَّبِّ. لِيَكُنْ لِي كَقَوْلِكَ». فَمَضَى مِنْ عِنْدِهَا الْمَلاَكُ.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

Luke 1: 26-38 P. Glory to you Lord
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. “Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” And the angel said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.” Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

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

Christmas 2011 and New Year 2012
As we look forward to celebrate the birth of Jesus and the end of 2011, I wish you a blessed time of preparation, with special attention to what really matters in our life as followers of Christ. May the coming of Christ bring peace, joy and love into your family and into our word.

I also take this opportunity to invite you and family to participate in these celebrations during this blessed season:

1. Saturday, December 10, 10:00 am -7:00 PM - A day of Spiritual Retreat for families in Preparation for Christmas Celebration with opportunity for confessions. The day includes activities for Sunday school children, young Choir presentation, and Picture with Santa.

2. Saturday, December 24, 8:00 PM: Christmas Eve Mass – there will not be confession before or during Mass.

3. Sunday, December 25, 11:00 AM : Christmas Day Mass.

4. Saturday, December 31, 7:30 PM: Closing 2011 Mass, followed by New Year’s Eve Party, in the Church’s Hall, with special prayer
at dawn of the New Year at 11:45 PM.

5. Sunday, January 1, at 11:00 PM – New Year Day Mass.

6. Sunday, January 8th, 2012, 10:30 AM – Celebration of the Lord’s Baptism, starting with the blessing of the Water.

I hope you and your family join us in all these celebrations.
My sincere and heartfelt wishes of Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Fr. Morcos kheir
Pastor of St. Mary Coptic Catholic Church