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23, Barmoudah 1741 (Thursday, 1 May 2025)

Thursday of the Second week of the Holy Fifty Days

Vespers

Psalm

Psalms 90:14

14Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!

Gospel

Matthew 11:11-15

11Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.14And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.15He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

Matins

Psalm

Psalms 5:3-4

3My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.4For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor shall evil dwell with You.

Gospel

Matthew 11:2-6

2And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples3and said to Him, Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?4Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:5The blind see 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.6And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.

Liturgy

Pauline

Romans 1:16-17

16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.17For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Catholic

1 John 2:7-10

7Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.8Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.9He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.10He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

Acts

Acts 4:13-18

13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.14And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.15But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,16saying, What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.17But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.18And they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

Psalm

Psalms 8:4, 5

4What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
5You have crowned him with glory and honor.

Gospel

John 5:39-47

39You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.40But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.41I do not receive honor from men.42But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.43I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.44How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?45Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you--Moses, in whom you trust.46For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.47But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?