Sunday Readings

Apostolic Reading –  Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2

Gospel –  Luke 18:10-14  

Troparion of the Resurrection (Tone 1)

After the stone was sealed by the Jews and the while the soldiers were watching Your spotless body, You rose, O Savior, on the third day, giving life to the world. Wherefore, the heavenly powers cried out to you, O Giver of life: “Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ! Glory to Your kingdom! Glory to Your economy, O You who alone are the lover of mankind!”

Troparion of Gregory (Tone 1)

The sweet melody of your theological teaching has overcome the noisy blast of orators, for God has granted you the power of penetration spiritual depths and the gift of brilliant literary talent. Gregory of father, intercede with Christ God that he may save our souls.

Troparion of the Holy Cross (Tone 1)

O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance, granting peace to the world. And preserve your community by the power of your Cross.

Kontakion of the Pharisee and the Publican (Tone 4)

Let us shun the boastful words of the Pharisee and learn from the Publican humility with sighing: let us cry out to our Savior. “Have mercy on us. You who alone are merciful.

Prokimenon

My mouth shall speak wisdom; prudence shall be the utterance of my heart.

Stichon

Hear this, all you peoples: hearken, all who dwell in the world.

Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews (7:26-28; 8:1-2)

Brethren, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and become Higher that the heavens. He does not need to offer sacrifices daily (as the other priests did), first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people; for this latter he did once for all in offering up himself. For the Law appoints as priests’ men who are week; but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son who is forever perfect.

Now the main point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of majesty in the heavens, a minister of the Holies and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord has set up and not man.

Alleluia

The mouth of the just yields wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

Stichon

The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not falter.

The Holy Gospel According to St. Luke the Evangelist (18:10-14).  

The Lord told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and began to pray thus within himself: ‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men, robbers, dishonest, adulterers, or even like this publican. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all I possess.’ But the publican, standing far off, would not so much as lift up his eyes to heaven, but kept striking his breast, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you; this man went back to his home justified rather than the other; for anyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and anyone who humbles himself shall be exalted.

رسالة 13 تشرين الثاني للقديس يوحنا الذهبي الفم

مقدمة الرسالة

ان فمي ينطق بالحكمة، وقلبي يلهج بلفهم

اسمعوا هذا يا جميع الامم، أصِيخوا يا جميع قاطني المسكونة

فصل من رسالة القديس بولس الرسول الى العبرانيين

يا اخوة كان يُلائمنا رئيس كهنة مثلُ هذا: بارٌ، لا شر فيه، زكي، قد تنزه عن الخطأة، وصارَ أعلى من السماوات، لا حاجة له ان يقرب كل يوم مثل رؤساء الكهنة ذبائح عن خطاياه الخاصة أولاً، ثم عن خطايا الشعب. لأنه قضى خذا مرة واحدة حين قرب نفسه. فان الناموس يُقيمُ أُناساً ضعفاءَ رؤساء كهنة. اما كلمة القَسمِ التي بعد الناموس، فتقيمُ الانَ مكمَّلاً الى الابد. ورأس الكلام في هذا الموضوع أن لنا رئيسَ كهنة هذه صفته، اي قد جلس عن يمين عرش الجلال في السماوات، وهو خادم الاقداسِ والمسكن الحقيقي الذي نصبه الربُ لا الانسان

هللويا

فم الصديقِ يقطرُ الحكمة، ولسانُ الأثيمِ يُقطع

شريعةُ إلههِ في قلبه، فلا تزل خطواته

أنجيل الفريسي والعشار (لوقا 10:18-14)

قال الربُّ هذا المثل: رجلانِ صعدا الى الهيكلِ ليصلّيا، أحدُهما فرّيسيٌ والآخرُ عشَّار. فالفرّيسيُ انتصب يصلي في نفسه هكذا. اللهمَّ أني اشكرُكَ لأني لستُ كسائر الناسِ الخطفةِ الظالمينَ الفاسقين. ولا مثلَ هذا العشَّار. إِني أَصومُ في الاسبوع مرتين، وأُعشرُ كلَّ ما هو لي. وأَمَّا العشَّارُ فوقفَ عن بُعدٍ ولم يُردْ حتىَّ أَن يرفعَ عينيهِ إلى السماء. بل كان يقرعُ صدرَهُ قائلاً: أَللهمَّ اغفر لي أَنا الخاطئ. أَقولُ لكم: إِن هذا نزلُ إلى بيِته مبرَّراً دونَ ذاك. لأَن كلَّ من رفعَ نفسَه وُضعْ ومن وضعَ نفسَه رُفع