Paoni 1 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Verse of the Day: "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you." (Luke 10:19) Pauline Epistle: II Corinthians 11:16-12:12 "Are they ministers of Christ?--I speak as a fool--I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often." Catholic Epistle: I Peter 1:25-2:10 "...who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy." Praxis: Acts 6:1-7:2 "And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke." Synaxarion: + St. Carpus, one of the seventy-two disciples + Consecration of the Church of St. Leontius of Tripoli + Martyrdom of Sts. Kozman and his companions + Martyrdom of St. Epipham + Martyrdom of St. Zikam Psalm: 20:3,5 "Thou wentest before him with the blessings of goodness; Thou hast set upon his head a crown of precious stone. Great is his glory in Thy salvation; glory and majesty shalt Thou lay upon him." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 10:1-20 "He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 3 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Verse of the day: "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah" Hebrew 8:8 Pauline Epistle: Hebrew 7:18-8:13 "..saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their heart; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people." Catholic Epistle: 3 John 1-15 "Behold, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God." Praxis: Acts 15:36-16:5 "And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily." Synexarion: + The commemoration of St Abra'am, the bishop of El-Fayoum. Psalm: 99:6,7 "Moses and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel among them that call upon His Name. They called upon the Lord and He hearkened unto them, in a pillar of cloud He spoke unto them: they kept His testimonies, and the ordinance that He gave them." Alleluia! Gospel: Mathew 16:20-33 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, what soever ye shall ask the Father in my name, He will give you." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 4 Season : Apostle's Fast Tune : Annual Verse of the Day: "But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another." (Matthew 10:23) From Matin's Gospel. Pauline Epistle: Hebrews 12:3-14 "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin." Catholic Epistle: I Peter 4:12-19 "Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf." Praxis: Acts 7:44-8:1 "And he [Stephen] kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge." Synexarion: + Martyr St. Shenousi. + Martyrs Sts. Abamoun and Sophia. + Martyr St. John of Heraclia. + Martyr St. Apahor. + St. Joanis VII, 80th Patriarch of Alexandria. Psalm: 33:19,20 "Many are the tribulations of the righteous and the Lord shall deliver them out of them all. The Lord keepeth all their bones; and not one of them shall be broken." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 11:53-12:12 "And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 7 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Verse of the Day: "For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39) Pauline Epistle: Romans 8:28-39 "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?" Catholic Epistle: 1 Peter 4:1-11 "Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin..." Praxis: Acts 16:16-34 "Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with rods." Synaxarion: + Martyr St. Episkhairon He was one of the soldiers of Arianus. When Diocletian ordered the worship of idols, the saint and others confessed Christ. They were chastised, some crucified, and yet others together with St. Episkharion were beheaded. Psalm: 96:11,12 "Light is sprung up for the righteous and gladness for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, and give thanks for a remembrance of His Holiness." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 21:12-19 "And you will be hated by all for My name's sake." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 8 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Verse of the Day: "Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God..." (Ephesians 2:19) Pauline Epistle: Ephesians 2:1-22 "And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near." Catholic Epistle: 1 John 4:7-19 "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." Praxis: Acts 7:20-34 "I have certainly seen the oppression of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt." Synaxarion: + Dedication of the church of the All-Holy and Blessed Virgin. It is well known as El-Mahammah, where an abundance of spring-water gushed from the fountain head, by our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos on her return from Egypt to Israel. Psalm: 104:35,37 "And He smote every first-born of their land; the first-fruits of all their labor. Egypt was glad when they departed for fear of them had fallen upon them." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 2:13-23 "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child's life are dead." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 9 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Pauline Epistle: Hebrew 11:17-27 "By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son," Catholic Epistle: 2 Pet 1:19-2:8 "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." Praxis: Acts 15:21-29 "For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;" Synexarion: + The commemoration of Samuel the Prophet Psalm: 99:6,7 "Moses and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel among them that call upon His Name. They called upon the Lord and He hearkened unto them, in a pillar of cloud He spoke unto them: they kept His testimonies, and the ordinance that He gave them." Alleluia! Gospel: Mathew 23:13-36 "Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 10 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Pauline Epistle: Romans 8:18-30 "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." Catholic Epistle: 1 Peter 3:8-15 "But if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror." Praxis: Acts 19:23-41 "And the whole city was filled with confusion and having caught Gavis and Aristarchus men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one acord into the theater". Synexarion: + The martyrdom of St. Dabamon and her mother Sophia + The commemoration of St. Youanes the 16, the 102nd Patriarch of Alexandria + The commemoration of Constantine's order to close the temples and open the churchs Psalm: 68: 35 & 3 "O God, Thou art terrible out of Thy holy places: The God of Israel is He that giveth strength and power unto his people." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 12:4-12 "And I say unto you my friends, be not afraid of them that kill the body and after that have no more that they can do". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 11 Season : Apostle's Fast Tune : Annual Verse of the Day: "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Matthew 16:26) From Vespers' Gospel. Pauline Epistle: Romans 8:18-30 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Catholic Epistle: I Peter 3:8-15 "But sanctify the Lord in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear." Praxis: Acts 19:32-41 "Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together." Synexarion: + Martyr St. Claudius Startelates. He was the son of Ptolemy, brother of Emperor Numerian. He was relegated to Ansuna to the governor Arianus, who tried to win him over with wordly possessions, but when his endeavors failed, he lost his temper and slew the saint with a javelin. + Consecration of the Church of the forty martyrs in Alexandria. Psalm: 67:35,3 "Wondrous is God in His saints; the God of Israel, He will give power and strength unto His people. And let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice in the presence of God; let them delight in gladness." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 12:4-12 "Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paoni 12 Season : Apostle's Fast Tune : Annual Abstinence Verse of the Day: "Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth." (Luke 15:10) From the Gospel. Pauline Epistle: Hebrews 1:1-2:4 "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom." Catholic Epistle: Jude 1-13 "Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied." Praxis: Acts 10:1-20 "What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common." Synexarion: + Commemoration of Archangel Michael. + St. Justus, 6th Patriarch of Alexandria. + St. Cyril II, 67th Patriarch of Alexandria. + St. Euphemia. Psalm: 102:19,18 "Bless the Lord, all ye His angels, mighty in strength; that perform His word. Bless the Lord, all ye His hosts; His ministers that do His will." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 13:24-43 "Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 14 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Verse of the Day: "Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy." (John 16:20) Pauline Epistle: Hebrews 7:18-8:13 "But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood." Catholic Epistle: 3 John 1:1-15 "For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth." Praxis: Acts 15:36-16:5 "And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem." Synaxarion: + St. Youanis XIX, 113th Patriarch of Alexandria. + Martyrs Sts. Apakir, John, Ptolemy, and Philip. They confessed the Lord Jesus Christ to the Governor. They were severely tortured. Psalm: 98:6,7 "Moses and Aaron among His priests and Samuel among them that call upon His Name. They called upon the Lord and He hearkened unto them; in a pillar of cloud He spoke unto them." Alleluia! Gospel: John 16:20-33 "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 15 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Verse of the Day: "Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator." (I Peter 4:19) Pauline Epistle: Hebrews 12:3-14 "For whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives." Catholic Epistle: 1 Peter 4:12-19 "If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified." Praxis: Acts 7:44-8:1 "And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.'" Synaxarion: + Translocation of the holy relics of St. Mark the Evangelist (1968). during the tenth year of blessed Abba Kyrillos VI, Patriarch of Alexandria. + Consecration of the Church of Abba Meena at Maryut. King Constantine built the church and dedicated it to Abba Meena. The martyr's holy relics appeared after the healing of king Constantine's daughter from leprosy. Psalm: 33:19,20 "Many are the tribulations of the righteous and the Lord shall deliver them out of them all. The Lord keepeth all their bones; not one of them shall be broken. Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 11:53-12:12 "And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 16 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Pauline Epistle: Hebrew 11:32-12:2 "(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth." Catholic Epistle: James 5:9-20 "Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord;" Praxis: Acts 18:24-19:6 "He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost." Synexarion: + The commemoration of St. Onophrius the Anchorite Psalm: 92:12,13 "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 12:32-44 "Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 17 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Pauline Epistle: Philippians 3:20-4:9 "For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ." Catholic Epistle: James 5:9-20 "Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction and of patience." Praxis: Acts 11:19-26 "For he was a good man, and full of Holy Ghost and faith: and much people was added unto the Lord." Synexarion: + The arrival of the relics of St. Mark to Egypt + The commemoration of St. Latson from Behnas Psalm: 34:19, 68:3 "Many are the afflictions of the rightous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 12:32-44 "Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where not thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 18 Season : Apostle's Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Verse of the Day: "And he said unto them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me." (Luke 9:23) From Vespers' Gospel. Pauline Epistle: Hebrews 4:14-5:14 "And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all that obey him." Catholic Epistle: I Peter 1:1-9 "Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory." Praxis: Acts 12:1-24 "And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him [Herod], because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost." Synexarion: + St. Damian, 35th Patriarch of Alexandria. He opposed the Melletians and condemned their heresy. Psalm: 109:4,5,7 "The Lord hath sworn and will not repent; Thou art a Priest forever after the order of Melchisedec. The Lord is at thy right hand; therefore shall He lift up the head." Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19 "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalf loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 18 Season : Apostle's Fast Tune : Annual Abstinence Verse of the Day: "And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved." (Matthew 10:22) From the Vespers' Gospel. Pauline Epistle: Romans 8:28-39 "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?" Catholic Epistle: I Peter 4:1-11 "But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayers." Praxis: Acts 16:16-34 "And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely." Synexarion: + The placement of the holy relics of St. Mark the Apostle in the great Cathedral of Alexandria. + St. Archelaus, the 18th Patriarch of Alexandria. + St. George, the new martyr. He was beheaded by the Muslims. + Martyr St. Bishai Anoub. Psalm: 96:12,13 "A light hath dawned forth for the righteous man and gladness for the upright of heart. Be glad in the Lord, O ye righteous, and give thanks for the rememberance of His Holiness." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 21:12-19 "In your patience possess ye your souls." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 21 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Verse of the Day: "For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed." (Luke 1:48) Pauline Epistle: Hebrews 9:1-12 "...the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing." Catholic Epistle: 2 John 1:1-13 "And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another." Praxis: Acts 1:1-14 "These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers." Synaxarion: + Dedication of the first Church for the All-holy and blessed Virgin in the city of Ephesus. + Martyr St. Timothy of Memphis. + St. Cedron, 4th Patriarch of Alexandria. Psalm: 44:12,13 "And Him shall the daughters of Tyre worship with gifts; the rich among the people shall entreat Thy countenance. All the glory of the daughter of the King is within; adorned in varied colors." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 1:39-56 "Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paoni 22 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Verse of the Day: "In your patience possess your souls." (Luke 21:19) Pauline Epistle: Romans 8:14-27 "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." Catholic Epistle: I Peter 2:11-17 "...having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation." Praxis: Acts 19:11-20 "So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed." Synaxarion: + Consecration of the Church of Sts. Kozman and Damian (the unmercenary physicians), their mother, and brothers. Kozman and Damian studied medicine and practiced their profession out of Christian charity without taking any fees. When Diocletian turned pagan, they were arrested, tortured, and finally beheaded. Psalm: 65:12,13 "We went through fire and water and Thou didst bring us out into refreshment. I will go into Thy house with a whole-burnt offering; to Thee will I pay my vows which my lips pronounced." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 21:12-19 "And you will be hated by all for My name's sake." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 23 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Pauline Epistle: Hebrew 11:17-27 "Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;" Catholic Epistle: 2 Peter 1:19-2:8 "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation" Praxis: Acts 15:21-29 "Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ". Synexarion: + The commemoration of St. Apanub the confessor Psalm: 99:6-7 "Moses and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel among them that call upon His Name. They called upon the Lord and He hearkened unto them, in a pillar of cloud He spoke unto them: they kept His testimonies, and the ordinance that He gave them." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 23:13-36 "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharises, Hypocrites! For ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have ommitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done and not to leave the other undone." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 24 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Verse of the day: "He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings." (Psalm 40:2 Morning) Pauline Epistle: 1 Corinthians 3:1-8 "And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ." Catholic Epistle: 2 Peter 1:1-11 "... that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." Praxis: Acts 15:13-29 "That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things." Synexarion: + The martyrdom of St. Moses the Black Psalm: 61:1-3 "Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 14:25-35 "So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 25 Season : Apostle's Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Verse of the Day: "Whosoever therefore confess me before men, him will I confess before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." (Luke 10:32-33) From Vespers' Gospel. Pauline Epistle: II Corinthians 11:16-12:12 "Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong." Catholic Epistle: I Peter 1:25-2:10 "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light." Praxis: Acts 6:1-7:2 "And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake." Synexarion: + St. Jude one of the seventy-two disciples. He preached to many cities. He healed Apgar, King of Raha and then baptized him. St. Jude was arrested by the governor of Arat, who tortured him. + St. Peter IV, 34th Patriarch of Alexandria. Psalm: 20:3,5 "Thou wentest before him with the blessings of goodness; Thou hast set upon his head a crown of precious stone. Great is his glory in Thy salvation; Glory and majesty shalt Thou lay upon him." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 10:1-20 "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paoni 30 Season : Apostles' Fast Tune : Annual Strict Abstinence Pauline Epistle: Hebrew 11:32-12:2 "they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;" Catholic Epistle: 1 Peter 2:11-17 "Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation." Praxis: Acts 7:8-22 "And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house." Synexarion: + The birthday of John the Baptist Psalm: 92:12-13 "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God." Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 1:57-80 "And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------