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الاحد الثالث من فترة البشارة   17 كانون الاول  2017

ولادة يوحنا المعمدان

القراءة الاولى/ سفر القضاة 13: 2-24

أنصتوا الى سفر القضاة :  بارخمار (بارك يا سيد)

وكانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ صَرْعةَ، مِنْ قبـيلةِ دانَ اَسمُهُ مَنوحُ، وكانَتِ اَمرأتُهُ عاقِرًا. فتراءَى ملاكُ الرّبٌ للمرأةِ وقالَ لها: ”أنتِ عاقِرٌ، لكنَّكِ سَتَحمِلينَ وتَلِدينَ اَبنًا. والآنَ فاَنتَبِهي لا تشربـي خمرًا ولا مُسكِرًا ولا تأكُلي شيئًا حَرَّمَتْهُ الشَّريعةُ، لأنَّكِ سَتَحمِلينَ وتَلِدينَ اَبنًا شَعرُهُ لا يُقَصَّ، لأنَّهُ يكونُ نَذيرًا لله مِنْ بَطنِ أمِّهِ، وهوَ يَبدأُ بِخلاصِ بَني إِسرائيلَ مِنْ أيدي الفِلسطيِّينَ“. ووَلَدتِ المَرأةُ اَبنًا وسَمَّتهُ شَمشونَ. وكبُرَ الصَّبـيَّ وباركَهُ الرّبَّ. وحَلَ روحُ الرّبٌ علَيهِ ومَلأَهُ قُوَّةً في مَحلَّةِ دانَ .

   كلام الرب   الشكرُ لله

القراءة الثانية/ آفسس 3: 1-21

من الرسالة بولس الرّسول الى أهل آفسس يقول يا إخوة: بارك يا سيد (بارخمار)

لِذلِكَ أَنا بولُس سَجينَ المَسيحِ يسوعَ في سَبيِلكم أَنتُمُ الوَثَنِيِّين إذا كُنتُم قد سَمِعتُم بِالنِّعمةِ الَّتي وُهِبَت لي بِتَدْبيرٍ إِلهِيٍّ مِن أَجْلِكم كَيْفَ أُطلِعتُ عَلى السِّرِّ بِوَحْيٍ كَما كَتَبتُه إِلَيكم بإِيجازٍ مِن قَبْلُ.  فَتَستَطيعونَ، إِذا ما قَرَأتُم ذلك، أَن تُدرِكوا تَفَهُّمي سِرَّ المسيح، هذا السِّرَّ الَّذي لم يُطْلَعْ علَيه بَنو البَشَرِ في القُرونِ الماضِية وكُشِفَ الآن في الرُّوحِ إِلى رُسُلِه وأَنبِيائِه القِدِّيسين.وهو أَنَّ الوَثَنِيِّينَ هم شرَكاءُ في المِيراثِ والجَسَدِ والوَعْد في المسيحِ يسوع، ويَعودُ ذلِك إِلى البشارةِ  الَّتي صِرتُ لَها خادِمًا بِنِعمَةِ اللهِ الَّتي وَهَبَتها لي عِزَّتُه القَديرة. أَنا أَصغَرَ صِغارِ القِدِّيسينَ جَميعًا وُهِبَت لي هذه النِّعمةَ وهي أَن أُبَشرَ الوَثنِيِّينَ بما في المسيحِ مِن غِنًى لا يُسبَرُ غَورُه  وأُبَيِّنَ كَيفَ حُقِّقَ ذلِك السِّرُّ الَّذي ظَلَّ مَكتومًا طَوالَ الدُّهورِ في اللَّهِ خالِقِ جَميعِ الأَشياء.

 النعمة والسلام مع جميعكم يا أخوة آمين

إنجيل اليوم/ لوقا 1: 57-80

إنجيل سيدنا يسوع المسيح  للقديس لوقا

وَأَمَّا أَليصابات، فَلَمَّا تَمَّ زَمانُ وِلادَتِها وَضَعَتِ ابناً. فَسَمِعَ جيرانُها وأَقَارِبُها بِأَنَّ الرَّبَّ رَحِمَها رَحمَةً عَظيمة، ففَرِحوا مَعَها. وجَاؤُوا في اليَومِ الثَّامِنِ لِيَخِتنوا الطِّفْلَ وأَرادوا أَن يُسَمُّوُه زَكَرِيَّا بِاسمِ أَبيه. فتَكَلَّمَت أُمُّه وقالت: ”لا، بل يُسَمَّى يوحَنَّا“ قالوا لها: ”لَيسَ في قَرابَتِكِ مَن يُدعى بِهذا الاِسم“. وسَأَلوا أَباه بِالإِشارَةِ ماذا يُريدُ أَن يُسَمَّى، فَطَلَبَ لَوحاً وكَتَب ”اِسمُهُ يوحَنَّا“ فتَعَجَّبوا كُلُّهم. فَانفَتَحَ فَمُه لِوَقتِه وَانطَلَقَ لِسانُه فتَكَلَّمَ وبارَكَ الله. فَاسْتَولى الخَوفُ على جيرانِهِم أَجمَعين، وتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ بِجَميعِ هذهِ الأُمورِ في جِبالِ اليَهودِيَّةِ كُلِّها وكانَ كُلُّ مَن يَسمَعُ بِذلِكَ يَحفَظُه في قَلبِه قائلاً: ”ما عَسى أَن يَكونَ هذا الطِّفْل؟“ فَإِنَّ يَـدَ الرَّبِّ كانَت مَعَه.

الكاهن :المجد لله دائما ً  الشعب :المجد للمسيح ربنا

إبتهالات .. وطلبات .. وتضرعات

لنقم حسناً ونصلِّ بفرحٍ وايمان قائلين : تعال يا ربنا يسوع

*يدعونا الرسول بولس إلى فهم سرّ المسيح: يا ربّ، كي نعي سرّ مولدك فنستعدّ للعيد بفتح فكرنا وقلبنا لك، فتولد في حياتنا بنورك وسلامك نطلب قائلين

*ولادة يوحنا هي تهيأة لمجيئ المخلص: يا ربّ، كي نعدّ حياتنا لحلولك فيها، خاصة بالتوبة والتراجع عن مساوئنا، والخروج من أنانيتنا. نطلب قائلين

*نضعُ أمامكَ كلَّ الذين فارقوا هذه الحَياة، أُدخلهُم يا رب دِيارَكَ لِيَرِثوا الملكوت، غافرًا لنا ولهم الخطايا والزلاّت. نطلب قائلين

Quote of the Week

“For you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him “

Sunday Reading

3rd Sunday of Advent (Subara) December 17, 2017 

The birth of John the Baptist

1st Reading/ Judges 13:2-24

A reading from Prophet Judges: Barikhmar

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children. And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, you are barren and have no children; but you shall conceive and bear a son. Therefore beware, and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for lo, you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from birth; and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines.” And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson; and the boy grew, and the Lord blessed him

This is the Word of God.

Thanks be to God

2nd Reading / Ephesians 3:1-21

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians: Barekhmar.

For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. When you read this you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace which was given me by the working of his power. To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things.

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

Gospel Reading/ Luke 1:57-80

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke

delivered, and she gave birth to a son. And her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they would have named him Zechariah after his father, but his mother said, “Not so; he shall be called John.” And they said to her, “None of your kindred is called by this name.” And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he would have him called. And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all marveled. And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea; and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him

Priest: Glory be to God for ever.

People: Glory be to Christ Our Lord.

Prayers of the faithful

Response: Come, Lord Jesus.

• For our Advent celebration, that it would be a time of reflection on the coming of Christ, and that it would be filled with prayer, repentance, and love for God and neighbor, we pray to the Lord.
• For all Christians: that we may work together in unity and work in faith to make straight the path for the Messiah. We Pray to the Lord.
• For the people of this land, and of all nations, that we may be guided in the ways of justice and peace; that we would honor one another and serve the common good,

We pray to the Lord