Today's Events Readings
Vespers of Palm Sunday
Psalms 118:26-27Matins of Palm Sunday
Psalms 104:4-138:1-2Liturgy of Palm Sunday
Hebrews 9:11-28General Funeral Prayers
Ezekiel 37:1-14Ninth hour of the day of Palm Sunday
Lamentations 1:1-4Eleventh hour of the day of Palm Sunday
Isaiah 48:12-22First hour of the eve of Holy Monday
Zephaniah 1:2-12Third hour of the eve of Holy Monday
Zephaniah 1:14-2:2Sixth hour of the eve of Holy Monday
Joel 1:5-15Ninth hour of the eve of Holy Monday
Micah 2:3-10Eleventh hour of the eve of Holy Monday
Micah 3:1-4Not to be read in the Church during this time of the year.
Day 4 of the Blessed Coptic Month of Baramudah.
May God make it always received, year after year, with reassurance and tranquility, while our sins after forgiven by the tender mercies of our God my fathers and brothers.
Amen.
The Fourth Day of the Blessed Month of Baramudah
Martyrdom of the Saints Victor, Decius, Eirene the Virgin, and those with them men, women, and virgins
On this day the saints Victor, Decius, Eirene
the virgin and those with them from men, women and virgins were martyred.
These saints were during the reign of Emperor Constantine and his son who
destroyed many idol temples and changed them to churches on the name of
the Virgin Mary and the Saints. When Emperor Julian the infidel reigned,
he supported idol worshipping, honored their priests, and slew many Christians.
Some pagans informed the Emperor about these saints and how they destroyed
the temples and the idols. He seized them, tortured them with different
kinds of tortures and finally cut off their heads and they received the
crowns of martyrdom.
May their prayers be with us and glory be to God forever. Amen.