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From: "Mark Sadek" <SpiritualWords@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 14 11:32PM -0400
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/spiritualwords/msg/1092523b8e1213bf
"Even without any other passion, self-esteem can ruin a man; and in
the same way, if we have formed the habit of judging, we can be
utterly ruined by by this alone; for indeed, the Pharisee was
condemned for this very thing."
St. John Climacus.
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"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our
sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
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The Bible reading for the 4th of Tout, September 15th, is:
13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up
the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves,
nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14 Woe to you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and
for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater
condemnation. 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For
you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you
make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. 16 Woe to you,
blind guides, who say, `Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing;
but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform
it.' 17 Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple
that sanctifies the gold? 18 And, `Whoever swears by the altar, it is
nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged
to perform it.' 19 Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or
the altar that sanctifies the gi
ft? 20 Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all
things on it. 21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him
who dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne
of God and by Him who sits on it. 23 Woe to you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin,
and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy
and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others
undone. 24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel! 25
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the
outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and
self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the
cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe to
you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed
tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of
dead men's bones and all uncleanne
ss. 28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside
you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29 Woe to you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and
adorn the monuments of the righteous, 30 and say, `If we had lived in
the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in
the blood of the prophets.' 31 Therefore you are witnesses against
yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32
Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers' guilt. 33 Serpents, brood
of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? 34 Therefore,
indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you
will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your
synagogues and persecute from city to city, 35 that on you may come
all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous
Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered
between the temple and the alta
r. 36 Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this
generation. 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For
you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in
yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14 Woe
to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows'
houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will
receive greater condemnation. 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when
he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. 16
Woe to you, blind guides, who say, `Whoever swears by the temple, it
is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is
obliged to perform it.' 17 Fools and blind! For which is greater, the
gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 18 And, `Whoever swears
by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on
it, he is obliged to perform it.' 19 Foo
ls and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that
sanctifies the gift? 20 Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears
by it and by all things on it. 21 He who swears by the temple, swears
by it and by Him who dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven,
swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it. 23 Woe to you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise
and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law:
justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without
leaving the others undone. 24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and
swallow a camel! 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For
you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full
of extortion and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the
inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean
also. 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are
like whitewashed tombs which indeed appea
r beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones and all
uncleanness. 28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men,
but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29 Woe to you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the
prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, 30 and say, `If we
had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers
with them in the blood of the prophets.' 31 Therefore you are
witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered
the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers' guilt. 33
Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of
hell? 34 Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and
scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you
will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, 35
that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from
the blood of righteous Abel to the blood o
f Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple
and the altar. 36 Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come
upon this generation.(Matt. 23:13-36)
Departure of St. Macarius, 69th Pope of Alexandria.
The Bible reading for the 5th of Tout, September 16th, is: Matthew 25:1-13
Martyrdom of Saint Sophia.
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Prayer Requests:
If you have an update on a prayer request, please let me know.
Please remember the following in your prayers:
Ibrahim - Lung cancer
Amal - Breast cancer
Wageh S.- Cancer and heart surgeries
George A. - Respiratory Problems.
Fr. Athanasius Ava Mina - Intestinal problems.
Huda S. - Peace and health.
The family of Mary R.
Rita P. - Ovarian Cancer
Julia M.S. - An infant with a lung deficiency disorder
Julie - In a coma from a serious car accident
Marian L - Late stage MS
Nadia - Lung cancer
Heidi - Difficulty to conceive
John - Brain aneurysm
Eva - Paralyzed from a stroke
Sonty P. - Suffering from cancer. Please pray for her healing and
financial ability.
Lidya P. - Suffering from a stroke.
Rev. Davy P. - Suffering from hepatitis type B.
Somaya M. - Being tested for breast cancer.
Peter and family - inoperable grade 4 brain tumour
Eman, Hany and Daniel - Suffered serious injuries from a car accident
The family of Neveen M.
Emil S. - Open heart surgery.
Clement - Lung and liver cancer
M.M.- metabolic syndrome
Sherien - Cancer
Emad. Please pray for his family
Scott - Crones Disease
J. Shapiro - Cancer.
C.L. - Complete recovery after a tragic car accident.
M. Ragheb - Out of the ICU but he is still under critical care
M. Fleming - Multiple brain and spinal cord diseases.
Fr. Wissa Bessada
G. Roubil - Out of ICU
The Coptic mission trip to Mexico.
Camilo, Julio Renaldo, Diego and family, Hong and Pablo - Accept the
faith and get baptized.
H.H. Pope Shenouda III
David - rectal and liver cancer.
The family of Larry W. - May the Lord grant them peace.
H.M - Hardship.
William H. - Cancer
Makram G. - Liver Cirrhosis in the last stages
Emad - Lung cancer.
Albert - Operation
Abanoub
Eva S - Recovery from a heart surgery.
M.B.- Breast Cancer
Mark - brain tumor
Fr. Anthony H.
Luka-- May God unite him with his family.
F.Z. may God help him in his service.
Tasony Esther, May God heal her and comfort her.
Akmal T. - Major heart surgery.
Amal M - Lymphoma Cancer.
Shery - Tumor near her spinal chord.
E.Salamah - Breast Cancer.
Mena - Displaced mandibular joint.
Esme - Severe lupus with heart & brain function involvement.
Yvone Y. - Serious Eye Surgery. The doctors now feel she might not
need the surgery at all.
Anthony - PTSD from Iraq
Elisha Mary - return to Communion
E. - Brain tumor, 22 yrs old with 2 kids.
M. Chouinard and her family and students.
Sharon P - Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, PTSD
Jan P - pancreatic cancer
Becky Cox D - bone marrow cancer
Eric G - throat cancer
Samantha M - Type 1 diabetes
Amelia T - Breast Cancer
Anthony C - Kidney Stones
Emad: To be closer to God
Safa: To be closer to God
Badra: Comfort
Souzy: Guidance
Leelamma M - Please pray for her family.
Vladimir and Vaclav.
Steve - Depression.
M Said.
Viola - Pray for her soul and her family to know the Lord and
understand HIS work
Sandy: God open her eyes, give her wisdom
Nicole: Wisdom
Hazem A. - Overcome his addiction, and gives him strength & will power.
Kip - Her spine is breaking down & will need surgery to have a rod inserted.
Katherine - Make right decisions as she enters adulthood.
Susan - Finds peace and overcome her suicidal thoughts.
Sue's family - Return, as a family, to our church and find peace.
Jacky A. and Family.
John D. - Job
L&M - Aspberger's syndrome
ME- return to God, the Church & the Sacraments
KEE - patience, perseverance, faith, strength, healing
Z. Saddak - Health
The Orthodox community in Olympia, WA
The unity of the Churches and all Christians.
The Christians in Egypt. "Blessed is Egypt My people." Isaiah 19:25
Please remember me in your prayers.
Please pray for the peace of the world.
"casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7
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