LECTIONARY - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church

Friday of the Seventh Week of Holy Pentecost
The Vespers Gospel
Psalm 41:9
A Psalm of David.
In the daytime, the LORD will command His mercy and in the night He will
manifest it. Alleluia.
Luke 11:24-26
Stand with the fear of God. Let us hear the Holy Gospel. Bless, O Lord, the reading of the Holy Gospel, according to
St. Luke. Blessed be He Who comes in the Name of the Lord. Our Lord, God, Saviour, and King of us all, Jesus Christ, Son of
the Living God, to Whom is glory forever.
When the unclean spirit is gone
out of a man, he walketh through dry
places, seeking rest; and finding none,
he saith, I will return unto my house
whence I came out. And when he
cometh, he findeth it swept and
garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh
to him seven other spirits more wicked
than himself; and they enter in, and
dwell there: and the last state of that
man is worse than the first. Glory be to God
forever.
The Matins Gospel
Psalm 118:96,89
A Psalm of David.
I have seen an end of all perfection: but Thy commandments are
exceedingly broad. Thy word, O Lord, endures for ever in the heavens. Alleluia.
Luke 8:18-21
Stand with the fear of God. Let us hear the Holy Gospel. Bless, O Lord, the reading of the Holy Gospel, according to
St. Luke. Blessed be He Who comes in the Name of the Lord. Our Lord, God, Saviour, and King of us all, Jesus Christ, Son of
the Living God, to Whom is glory forever.
Take heed therefore how ye
hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall
be given; and whosoever hath not,
from him shall be taken even that
which he seemeth to have.
Then came to him his mother
and his brethren, and could not come
The Liturgy
at him for the press. And it was told
him by certain which said, Thy mother
and thy brethren stand without,
desiring to see thee. And he answered
and said unto them, My mother and
my brethren are these which hear the
word of God, and do it. Glory be to God
forever.
The Pauline Epistle
1 Corinthians 14:12-17
A chapter from the First Epistle of our teacher Paul to the Corinthians. His blessing be upon us. Amen.
Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are
zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye
may excel to the edifying of the
church. Wherefore let him that
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speaketh in an unknown tongue pray
that he may interpret. For if I pray in
an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth,
but my understanding is unfruitful.