Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed because some were saying, “John has been raised from the dead” ;
others were saying, “Elijah has appeared”; still others, “One of the ancient prophets has arisen.”
But Herod said, “John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see him.
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Sing to the LORD a new song of praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel be glad in their maker, let the children of Zion rejoice in their king. Let them praise his name in the festive dance, let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp.
For the LORD loves his people, and he adorns the lowly with victory. Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy upon their couches;
Let the high praises of God be in their throats.
This is the glory of all his faithful. Alleluia!
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On the first day of the sixth month in the second year of King Darius, The word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and to the high priest Joshua, son of Jehozadak:
Thus says the LORD of hosts: This people says: “Not now has the time come to rebuild the house of the LORD.”
(Then this word of the LORD came through Haggai, the prophet:)
Is it time for you to dwell in your own paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?
Now thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways!
You have sown much, but have brought in little; you have eaten, but have not been satisfied; You have drunk, but have not been exhilarated; have clothed yourselves, but not been warmed; and he who earned wages earned them for a bag with holes in it.
Thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways!
Go up into the hill country; bring timber, and build the house That I may take pleasure in it and receive my glory, says the LORD.
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As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’
Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
You know the commandments: “You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honour your father and mother.” ’
He said to him, ‘Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.’
Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, ‘You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’
When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions.
Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, ‘How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!’
And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, ‘Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’
They were greatly astounded and said to one another, ‘Then who can be saved?’
Jesus looked at them and said, ‘For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.’
maronite readings – rosary,team
أَسْرَعَ إِلَى يَسُوعَ رَجُلٌ وجَثَا أَمَامَهُ وسَأَلَهُ: «أَيُّها المُعَلِّمُ الصَّالِح، مَاذَا أَعْمَلُ لأَرِثَ الحَيَاةَ الأَبَدِيَّة؟».
فقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوع: «لِمَاذَا تَدْعُونِي صَالِحًا؟ لا أَحَدَ صَالِحٌ إِلاَّ وَاحِد، هُوَ ٱلله!
أَنْتَ تَعْرِفُ الوَصَايَا: لا تَقْتُلْ، لا تَزْنِ، لا تَسْرِقْ، لا تَشْهَدْ بِٱلزُّور، لا تَظْلِمْ، أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ».
فقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُل: «يَا مُعَلِّم، هذِهِ كُلُّها حَفِظْتُها مُنْذُ صِبَاي».
وحَدَّقَ إِلَيْهِ يَسُوعُ فَأَحبَّهُ، وقَالَ لَهُ: «وَاحِدَةٌ تَنْقُصُكَ: إِذْهَبْ، وَبِعْ كُلَّ مَا لَكَ، وأَعْطِ الفُقَرَاء، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ كَنْزٌ في السَّمَاء، وتَعَالَ ٱتْبَعْنِي!».
فَٱغْتَمَّ الرَّجُلُ لِهذَا الكَلام، ومَضَى حَزِينًا، لأَنَّهُ كانَ صَاحِبَ مُقْتَنَياتٍ كَثِيرة.
فأَجالَ يَسُوعُ نَظَرَهُ في مَنْ حَوْلَهُ وقَالَ لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «مَا أَصْعَبَ عَلَى الأَثْرِيَاءِ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا مَلَكُوتَ الله!».
ودَهِشَ التَّلامِيذُ مِنْ كَلامِهِ، فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ ثَانِيَةً وقَالَ لَهُم: «يَا بَنِيَّ، مَا أَصْعَبَ الدُّخُولَ إِلى مَلَكُوتِ الله!
إِنَّهُ لأَسْهَلُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ جَمَلٌ في خِرْمِ الإِبْرَة، مِنْ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ غَنِيٌّ مَلَكُوتَ الله».
فَبُهِتُوا جِدًّا وقَالُوا بَعْضُهُم لِبَعْض: «فَمَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَخْلُص؟».
فحَدَّقَ إِلَيْهِم يَسُوعُ وقَال: «هذَا غَيْرُ مُمْكِنٍ عِنْدَ النَّاس، لا عِنْدَ الله، فَعِنْدَ اللهِ كُلُّ شَيءٍ مُمْكِن».
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بإجابته على السؤال الذي طرحه عليه رجل غني، أظهر الرّب يسوع له كيف يمكنه أن يبلغ الحياة الأبدية. لكن فكرة التخلّي عن ثرواته، جعلت هذا الرجل حزينًا جدًا فرحل. فأعلن الرّب يسوع: “لأَن يَمُرَّ الجَمَلُ مِن ثَقْبِ الإِبرَة أَيسَرُ مِن أَن يَدخُلَ الغَنِيُّ مَلكوتَ الله “. بدوره، اقترب بطرس من يسوع، وهو الذي تجرّد من كلّ شيء عندما ترك مهنته ومركبه، والذي لم يعد يملك حتى صنّارة. وطرح هذا السؤال على الرّب يسوع: ” فَمَن يَقدِرُ أَن يَخلُص؟” لاحظ تحفّظ هذا التلميذ وحماسته في الوقت نفسه. فهو لم يقل: “أنت تطلب المستحيل، هذه الوصيّة صعبة جدًا، هذه الشريعة صارمة جدًا”. وفي الوقت عينه لم يبق صامتًا. لكن، باحترام، وبإظهار تنبّه تجاه الآخرين، قال: ” فَمَن يَقدِرُ أَن يَخلُص؟ “. فهو حتى قبل أن يصبح راعي كنيسته، كانت لديه هذه الرُّوح؛ وقبل أن يولّى سلطة…، كان يهتمّ لأمر العالم كلّه. إن رجلاً غنيًّا كان ليسأل ذلك ربما عن منفعة، لهمّه على مصلحته الشخصيّة ودون أن يفكّر بالآخرين. لكن لا يمكننا أن نشكّك في بطرس، الذي كان فقيرًا، بأنه طرح سؤاله لدوافع مشابهة. إنها علامة بأنه كان يهتمّ لخلاص الآخرين، وأن كان يرغب بأن يتعلّم من معلّمه كيف نبلغ ذلك. من هنا كان جواب الرّب يسوع المسيح المشجّع: “هذا شَيءٌ يُعجِزُ النَّاسَ وَلا يُعجِزُ الله”. يعني بذلك: “لا تعتقدوا بأني سأتخلّى عنكم. أنا بنفسي، سأساعدكم في قضيّة بالغة الأهميّة، وسأجعل سهلاً ويسيراً ما هو صعب”.
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يا إِخوَتِي، قالَ ليَ ابْنُ الإِنسان : «أُكْتُبْ إِلى مَلاكِ ٱلكَنِيسَةِ ٱلَّتِي في إِزْمِير: هذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ ٱلأَوَّلُ وٱلآخِر، ذَاكَ ٱلَّذي أَمْسَى مَيْتًا ثُمَّ عَادَ حَيًّا:
إِنِّي عالمٌ بِمَا أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ من ضِيقٍ وفَقْرٍ مَعَ أَنَّكَ غَنِيّ، وَعَالِمٌ أَيضًا بِتَجْدِيفِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَزْعَمُونَ أَنَّهُم يَهُود، وَهُم لَيْسُوا بِيَهُود، بَلْ هُمْ مَجْمَعٌ لِلشَّيْطَان.
فلا تَخَفِ ٱلبَتَّةَ مِمَّا سَتُعَاني مِنْ آلام. هَا إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ يُلْقِيَ بَعْضًا مِنْكُم في ٱلسِّجْن، لِيُجَرِّبَكُم، فَتُعَانُونَ ٱلضِّيقَ عَشَرَةَ أَيَّام. فَكُنْ أَمِينًا حَتَّى ٱلْمَوت، وأَنا أُعْطِيكَ إِكْلِيلَ ٱلحَياة.
مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ فَلْيَسْمَعْ، ما يَقُولُهُ ٱلرُّوحُ لِلكَنَائِس: أَلظَّافِرُ لَنْ يُؤْذِيَهُ ٱلْمَوتُ ٱلثَّاني.
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And one of the multitude said to Jesus: Master, I have brought my son to thee, having a dumb spirit.
Who, wheresoever he taketh him, dasheth him: and he foameth and gnasheth with the teeth and pineth away. And I spoke to thy disciples to cast him out: and they could not.
Who answering them, said: O incredulous generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him unto me.
And they brought him. And when he had seen him, immediately the spirit troubled him and being thrown down upon the ground, he rolled about foaming.
And he asked his father: How long time is it since this hath happened unto him? But he sad: From his infancy.
And oftentimes hath he cast him into the fire and into the waters to destroy him. But if thou canst do any thing, help us, having compassion on us.
And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
And immediately the father of the boy crying out, with tears said: I do believe, Lord. Help my unbelief.
And when Jesus saw the multitude running together, he threatened the unclean spirit, saying to him: Deaf and dumb spirit, I command thee, go out of him and enter not any more into him.
And crying out and greatly tearing him, he went our of him. And he became as dead, so that many said: He is dead.
But Jesus taking him by the hand, lifted him up. And he arose.
And when he was come into the house, his disciples secretly asked him: Why could not we cast him out?
And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
And departing from thence, they passed through Galilee: and he would not that any man should know it.
Roman Extraordinary (Tridentine) Daily Readings – rosary,team
And the seventh month came: and the children of Israel were in their cities. And all the people were gathered together as one man to the street which is before the water gate, and they spoke to Esdras the scribe, to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel.
Then Esdras the priest brought the law before the multitude of men and women, and all those that could understand, in the first day of the seventh month.
And he read it plainly in the street that was before the water gate, from the morning until midday, before the men, and the women, and all those that could understand: and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book.
And Esdras the scribe stood upon a step of wood, which he had made to speak upon, and there stood by him Mathathias, and Semeia, and Ania, and Uria, and Helcia, and Maasia, on his right hand: and on the left, Phadaia, Misael, and Melchia, and Hasum, and Hasbadana, Zacharia and Mosollam.
And Esdras opened the book before all the people: for he was above all the people: and when he had opened it, all the people stood.
And Esdras blessed the Lord the great God: and all the people answered, Amen, amen: lifting up their hands: and they bowed down, and adored God with their faces to the ground.
Now Josue, and Bani, and Serebia, Jamin, Accub, Sephtai, Odia, Maasia, Celtia, Azarias, Jozabed, Hanan, Phalaia, the Levites, made silence among the people to hear the law: and the people stood in their place.
And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read.
And Nehemias (he is Athersatha) and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites who interpreted to all the people, said: This is a holy day to the Lord our God: do not mourn, nor weep: for all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength.
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