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10, Toubah 1742 (Sunday, 18 January 2026)

Tubah Second Sunday

Vespers

Psalm

Psalms 98:3, 9

3All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
9With righteousness He shall judge the world, And the peoples with equity.

Gospel

Matthew 14:22-36

22Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.23And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.24But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.25Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.26And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost! And they cried out for fear.27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.28And Peter answered Him and said, Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.29So He said, Come. And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.30But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, Lord, save me!31And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt?32And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.33Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, Truly You are the Son of God.34When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.35And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick,36and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.

Matins

Psalm

Psalms 97:1-2

1The Lord reigns; Let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad!2Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Gospel

Mark 3:7-12

7But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea8and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him.9So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.10For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him.11And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, You are the Son of God.12But He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known.

Liturgy

Pauline

Galatians 5:2-10

2Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.3And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.4You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.5For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.7You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?8This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you.9A little leaven leavens the whole lump.10I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.

Catholic

1 John 3:18-24

18My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.19And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.20For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.21Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.22And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.23And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.24Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

Acts

Acts 15:22-29

22Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren.23They wrote this letter by them: The apostles, the elders, and the brethren, To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.24Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, You must be circumcised and keep the law--to whom we gave no such commandment--25it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,26men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.27We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also report the same things by word of mouth.28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:29that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.

Psalm

6The rain also covers it with pools.7They go from strength to strength
2O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come.

Gospel

Luke 11:27-36

27And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!28But He said, More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!29And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.30For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.31The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.32The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.33No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.34The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.35Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.36If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.