LECTIONARY - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church

The Matins Gospel
Psalm 5:3,4
A Psalm of David.
In the morning Thou wilt hear my voice: in the morning I will stand before
Thee and Thou shalt see me: For Thou art not a God that wills iniquity: he who
does evil cannot dwell near Thee. Alleluia.
Matthew 11:2-6
Stand with the fear of God. Let us hear the Holy Gospel. Bless, O Lord, the reading of the Holy Gospel, according to
St. Matthew. 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.
Now when John had heard in
the prison the works of Christ, he sent
two of his disciples, And said unto
him, Art thou he that should come, or
do we look for another? Jesus
answered and said unto them, Go and
shew John again those things which
The Liturgy
ye do hear and see: The blind receive
their sight, and the lame walk, the
lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear,
the dead are raised up, and the poor
have the gospel preached to them.
And blessed is he, whosoever shall not
be offended in me. Glory be to God forever.
The Pauline Epistle
Romans 1:16-17
A chapter from the First Epistle of our teacher Paul to the Romans. His blessing be upon us. Amen.
the Greek.
For I am not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ: for it is the power of
God unto salvation to every one that
believeth; to the Jew first, and also to
The grace of God the Father be with you all. Amen.
For therein is the
righteousness of God revealed from
faith to faith: as it is written, The just
shall live by faith.
The Catholic Epistle
1 John 2:7-10
The Catholic Epistle from the First Epistle of our teacher John. His Blessing be upon us. Amen.
Brethren, I write no new
commandment unto you, but an old
commandment which ye had from the
beginning. The old commandment is
the word which ye have heard from
the beginning. Again, a new
commandment I write unto you,
which thing is true in him and in you:
Thursday of the Second Week of Holy Pentecost
because the darkness is past, and the
true light now shineth. He that saith
he is in the light, and hateth his
brother, is in darkness even until now.
He that loveth his brother abideth in
the light, and there is none occasion of
stumbling in him.
Do not love the world, nor the things which are in the world. The world shall pass away and all its desires; but he
who does the will of God shall abide forever. Amen.
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