حكمة الاسبوع :      أما أنا فحاشا لي أن أفتخر إلا بصليب ربنا يسوع المسيح

قراءات عيد الصليب المقدس 14   أيلول 2017  

الأحتفال يوم الأحد 17 أيلول 2017

القراءة الاولى/ أش 52: 13- 14 + 53: 3- 8

إجلسوا وأنصتوا الى قراءة من سفر إشعيا:  (بارخمار)

وقالَ الرّبُّ: «ها عبدي ينتَصِرُ. يتعالَى ويرتفِعُ ويتسامَى جدُا. كثيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ دُهِشوا مِنهُ، كيفَ تَشوَّهَ مَنظَرُهُ كإنسانٍ وهَيئَتُهُ كبَني البشَرِ. مُحتَقَرٌ مَنبوذٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، ومُوجعٌ مُتَمرِّسٌ بالحزنِ. ومِثلُ مَنْ تُحجبُ عَنهُ الوُجوهُ نَبَذْناهُ وما اَعتَبَرناهُ. حمَلَ عاهاتِنا وتحَمَّلَ أوجاعَنا، حَسِبناهُ مُصابًا مَضروبًا مِنَ اللهِ ومَنكوبًا وهوَ مَجروحٌ لأجلِ مَعاصينا، مَسحوقٌ لأجلِ خطايانا. سلامُنا أعَدَّهُ لنا، وبِجراحِهِ شُفينا. كُلُّنا كالغنَمِ ضَلَلْنا، مالَ كُلُّ واحدٍ إلى طريقِهِ، فألقَى علَيهِ الرّبُّ إثمَنا جميعًا. ظُلِمَ وهوَ خاضِعٌ وما فتَحَ فمَهُ. كانَ كنَعجةٍ تُساقُ إلى الذَّبحِ، وكخروفٍ صامتٍ أمامَ الذينَ يَجزُّونَهُ لم يفتَحْ فمَهُ. بالظُّلمِ أُخذَ وحُكِمَ علَيهِ، ولا أحدَ في جيلِهِ اَعتَرَفَ بهِ. إنقَطَعَ مِنْ أرضِ الأحياءِ وضُرِبَ لأجلِ معصيةِ شعبِهِ..           كلام الرب

القراءة الثانية/ 1 قو 1: 18 -25

من رسالة بولس الرسول الاولى الى أهل قورنثية يقول يا إخوة: (بارخمار)

فإِنَّ لُغَةَ الصَّليبِ حَماقةٌ عِندَ الَّذينَ يَسلُكونَ سَبيلَ الهَلاك، وأَمَّا عِندَ الَّذينَ يَسلُكونَ سَبيلَ الخَلاص، أَي عِندَنا، فهي قُدرَةُ اللّهُ. فقد وَرَدَ في الكِتاب:((سأُبيدُ حِكمَةَ الحُكَماء وأُزيلُ فَهمَ الفُهَماء)). فأَينَ الحَكيم؟ وأَينَ عالِمُ الشَّريعة؟ وأَينَ المُماحِكُ في هذِه الدُّنْيا؟ أَلم يَجعَلِ اللّه حِكمَةَ العالَمِ حَماقة؟  فلَمَّا كانَ العالَمُ بِحِكمَتِه لم يَعرِفِ اللّه في حِكمَةِ اللّه، حَسُنَ لَدى اللّه أَن يُخَلِّصَ ألمُؤمِنينَ بِحَماقةِ التَّبشير؟ ولَمَّا كانَ اليَهودُ يَطُلبونَ الآيات، واليونانِيُّونَ يَبحَثونَ عنِ الحِكمَة، فإِنَّنا نُبَشِّرُ بِمَسيحٍ مَصْلوب، عِثارٍ لِليَهود وحَماقةٍ لِلوَثنِيِّين، وأَمَّا لِلمَدعُوِّين، يَهودًا كانوا أَم يونانِيِّين، فهُو مسيح، قُدرَةُ اللّه وحِكمَةُ اللّه، لأَنَّ ألحَماقَةَ مِنَ اللّه أَكثَرُ حِكمَةً مِنَ النَّاس، والضُّعْفَ مِنَ اللّه أَوفَرُ قُوَّةً مِنَ النَّاس.

النعمة والسلام مع جميعكم يا أخوة آمين

القراءة الثالثة/ لو 24: 13- 35

إنجيل سيدنا يسوع المسيح  للقديس لوقا:

وإِذا باثنَينِ مِنهُم كانا ذَاهِبَينِ، في ذلكَ اليَوم نفسِه، إِلى قَريَةٍ اِسْمُها عِمَّاوُس، تَبعُدُ نَحوَ سِتِّينَ غَلوَةٍ مِن أُورَشَليم. وكانا يَتحدَّثانِ بِجَميعِ هذِه الأُمورِ الَّتي جَرَت. وبَينَما هُما يَتَحَدَّثانِ ويَتَجادَلان، إِذا يسوعُ نَفْسُه قد دَنا مِنهُما وأَخذَ يَسيرُ معَهما، على أَنَّ أَعيُنَهُما حُجِبَت عن مَعرِفَتِه. فقالَ لَهما:((ما هذا الكَلامُ الَّذي يَدورُ بَينَكُما وأَنتُما سائِران؟)) فوَقفا مُكتَئِبَين. وأَجابَه أَحَدهُما واسمُه قَلاوبا:((أَأَنتَ وَحدَكَ نازِلٌ في أُورَشَليم ولا تَعلَمُ الأُمورَ الَّتي جرَتَ فيها هذهِ الأَيَّام؟)) فقالَ لَهما:((ما هي؟)) قالا له:((ما يَختَصُّ بِيَسوعَ النَّاصِريّ، وكانَ نَبِيّاً مُقتَدِراً على العَمَلِ والقولِ عِندَ اللهِ والشَّعبِ كُلِّه، كَيفَ أَسلَمَه عُظَماءُ كَهَنَتِنا ورُؤَساؤُنا لِيُحكَمَ علَيهِ بِالمَوت، وكَيف صَلَبوه. وكُنَّا نَحنُ نَرجو أَنَّه هو الَّذي سيَفتَدي إِسرائيل ومعَ ذلكَ كُلِّه فهذا هوَ اليَومُ الثَّالِثُ مُذ جَرَت تِلكَ الأُمور. غيرَ أَنَّ نِسوَةً مِنَّا قد حَيَّرنَنا، فإِنَّهُنَّ بَكَرنَ إِلى القَبْرِ فلَم يَجِدنَ جُثمانَه فرَجَعنَ وقُلنَ إِنَّهُنَّ أَبْصَرْنَ في رُؤيةٍ مَلائكةً قالوا إِنَّه حَيّ. فذهَبَ بَعضُ أَصحابِنا إِلى القَبْر، فوَجَدوا الحالَ على ما قالَتِ النِّسوَة. أَمَّا هو فلَم يَرَوه)). فقالَ لَهما:((يا قَليلَيِ الفَهمِ وبطيئَيِ القَلْبِ عن الإِيمانِ بِكُلِّ ما تَكَلَّمَ بِه الأَنبِياء. أَما كانَ يَجِبُ على المَسيحِ أَن يُعانِيَ تِلكَ الآلام فيَدخُلَ في مَجدِه؟)) فبَدأَ مِن مُوسى وجَميعِ الأَنبِياء يُفَسِّرُ لَهما جميعِ الكُتُبِ ما يَختَصُّ بِه. ولمَّا قَرُبوا مِنَ القَريَةِ الَّتي يَقصِدانِها، تظاهَرَ أَنَّه ماضٍ إِلى مَكانٍ أَبَعد. فأَلَحَّا علَيه قالا:((أُمكُثْ مَعَنا، فقد حانَ المَساءُ ومالَ النَّهار)). فدَخَلَ لِيَمكُثَ معَهما. ولمَّا جَلَسَ معَهُما لِلطَّعام أَخذَ الخُبْزَ وبارَكَ ثُمَّ كسَرَهُ وناوَلَهما. فانفَتَحَت أَعيُنُهما وعرَفاه فغابَ عنهُما. فقالَ أَحَدُهما لِلآخَر:((أَما كانَ قلبُنا مُتَّقِداً في صَدرِنا، حينَ كان يُحَدِّثُنا في الطَّريق ويَشرَحُ لنا الكُتُب؟)) وقاما في تِلكَ السَّاعَةِ نَفْسِها ورَجَعا إِلى أُورَشَليم، فوَجَدا الأَحَدَ عشَرَ والَّذينَ مَعَهم مُجتَمِعين، وكانوا يَقولون إِنَّ الرَّبَّ قامَ حَقاً وتَراءَى لِسِمْعان. فرَوَيا ما حَدَثَ في الطَّريق، وكَيفَ عَرَفاه عِندَ كَسْرِ الخُبْز.

الكاهن :المجد لله دائما ً     الشعب :المجد للمسيح ربنا

إبتهالات .. وطلبات .. وتضرعات

* لنقم حسناً ونصلِّ بفرحٍ قائلين الصليب أنتصر، الصليب سينتصر .

*بالصليب غلب يسوع الموت والخطيئة : وأعطانا أن نَغلب الشر والضَلال فلنسبحه قائلين .

*بالصليب مَلَكَ يسوع في السماء وعلى الارض فلنهتف له بالفرح والسرور ونُمَجِّده قائلين .

*بالصليب صالَحَ يسوع الله والانسان : فلنعترف بكلِّ نِعَمِهِ واَفضالِهِ ولنشكرهُ قائلين.

*كي يملك الصليب في كل مكان وكل عائلة وكل قلب فيحيا به كل إنسان ، نسالك قائلين .

*مع موتانا الذين سبقونا إلى دنيا الخلود نرفع اليك الدعاء كي تمنحنا معهم نعمة الملكوت بعد صليب هذه الحياة غافراً لنا ولهم الخطايا والزلات نسألك قائلين

Quote of the Week

May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ

Exaltation of the Holy Cross. September 14, 2017

The Celebration is on Sunday.  September 17, 2017

First Reading/Isaiah 52: 13-14 + 53: 3-8

A reading from the Prophecy of Isaiah Barick-Mar

Behold, my servant will understand; he will be exalted and lifted up, and he will be very sublime. Just as they were stupefied over you, so will his countenance be without glory among men, and his appearance, among the sons of men. He is despised and the least among men, a man of sorrows who knows infirmity. And his countenance was hidden and despised. Because of this, we did not esteem him. Truly, he has taken away our weaknesses, and he himself has carried our sorrows. And we thought of him as if he were a leper, or as if he had been struck by God and humiliated. But he himself was wounded because of our iniquities. He was bruised because of our wickedness. The discipline of our peace was upon him. And by his wounds, we are healed. We have all gone astray like sheep; each one has turned aside to his own way. And the Lord has placed all our iniquity upon him. He was offered up, because it was his own will. And he did not open his mouth. He will be led like a sheep to the slaughter. And he will be mute like a lamb before his shearer. For he will not open his mouth. He was lifted up from anguish and judgment. Who will describe his life? For he has been cut off from the land of the living. Because of the wickedness of my people, I have struck him down.

This is the Word of the Lord

Second Reading /1 Corinthians 1: 18- 25 

A reading from the first Letter of St. Paul to Corinthians:“Barick-Mar”.

For the Word of the Cross is certainly foolishness to those who are perishing. But to those who have been saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God. For it has been written: “I will perish the wisdom of the wise, and I will reject the discernment of the prudent. Where are the wise? Where are the scribes? Where are the truth-seekers of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of this world into foolishness? For the world did not know God through wisdom, and so, in the wisdom of God, it pleased God to accomplish the salvation of believers, through the foolishness of our preaching. For the Jews ask for signs, and the Greeks seek wisdom. But we are preaching Christ crucified. Certainly, to the Jews, this is a scandal, and to the Gentiles, this is foolishness. But to those who have been called, Jews as well as Greeks, the Christ is the virtue of God and the wisdom of God. For what is foolishness to God is considered wise by men, and that which is weakness to God is considered strong by men.

The grace and peace be with you all brothers. Amen.

Third Reading/ Luke 24: 13- 35

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke.

And behold, two of them went out, on the same day, to a town named Emmaus, which was the distance of sixty stadia from Jerusalem. And they spoke to one another about all of these things that had occurred. And it happened that, while they were speculating and questioning within themselves, Jesus himself, drawing near, traveled with them. But their eyes were restrained, so that they would not recognize him. And he said to them, “What are these words, which you are discussing with one another, as you walk and are sad?” And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, responded by saying to him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” And he said to them, “What things?” And they said, “About Jesus of Nazareth, who was a noble prophet, powerful in works and in words, before God and all the people. And how our high priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death. And they crucified him. But we were hoping that he would be the Redeemer of Israel. And now, on top of all this, today is the third day since these things have happened. Then, too, certain women from among us terrified us. For before daytime, they were at the tomb, and, having not found his body, they returned, saying that they had even seen a vision of Angels, who said that he is alive. And some of us went out to the tomb. And they found it just as the women had said. But truly, they did not find him.” And he said to them: “How foolish and reluctant in heart you are, to believe everything that has been spoken by the Prophets! Was not the Christ required to suffer these things, and so enter into his glory?” And beginning from Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted for them, in all the Scriptures, the things that were about him. And they drew near to the town where they were going. And he conducted himself so as to go on further. But they were insistent with him, saying, “Remain with us, because it is toward evening and now daylight is declining.” And so he entered with them. And it happened that, while he was at table with them, he took bread, and he blessed and broke it, and he extended it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their eyes. And they said to one another, “Was not our heart burning within us, while he was speaking on the way, and when he opened the Scriptures to us?” And rising up at that same hour, they returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them, saying: “In truth, the Lord has risen, and he has appeared to Simon.” And they explained the things that were done on the way, and how they had recognized him at the breaking of the bread.

P: Glory be to God forever..All: Glory be to Christ Our Lord.

Prayers of the Faithful

Let us now pray to God the Father who loved the world so much that he gave his only Son to die for us upon the Cross. For every prayer let us say:  HEAR US, O LORD.

*For our parish community, help us Lord to recognize the seed of your word at work in our lives. May we never get distracted by the cares of this world but be active in your service of love. We pray to the lord.

HEAR US, O LORD.

*For the children of our land and for St. Thomas the Apostle school: May all families, institutions and social settings work together, to ensure the happiness of every child and create an environment of safety and protection where children may flourish.

We pray to the lord

HEAR US, O LORD.

*For all the sick: may they experience the healing power of Christ giving them hope. We pray to the lord.

HEAR US, O LORD.