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22, Barmoudah 1742 (Thursday, 30 April 2026)

Thursday of the Third week of the Holy Fifty Days

Vespers

Psalm

Psalms 101:1-2, 4

1I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.2I will behave wisely in a perfect way.
4I will not know wickedness.

Gospel

Matthew 13:53-58

53Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there.54And when He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works?55Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?56And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?57So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.58Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Matins

Psalm

Psalms 101:8

8Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all the evildoers from the city of the Lord.

Gospel

Matthew 22:34-40

34But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.35Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying,36Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?37Jesus said to him, `You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'38This is the first and great commandment.39And the second is like it: `You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'40On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

Liturgy

Pauline

Romans 2:17-20

17Indeed you are called a Jew, and rest on the law, and make your boast in God,18and know His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,19and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,20an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and truth in the law.

Catholic

1 John 2:26 - 3:1

26These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you.27But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.28And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.29If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.1Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

Acts

Acts 5:1-6

1But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.2And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles' feet.3But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself?4While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.5Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.6And the young men arose and wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him.

Psalm

Psalms 33:20-21

20Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.21For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name.

Gospel

John 8:28-30

28Then Jesus said to them, When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.29And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.30As He spoke these words, many believed in Him.