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4, Baramhat 1742 (Friday, 13 March 2026)

Friday of the Fourth week of the Holy Lent

Matins

Prophecy

Deuteronomy 10:12 - 11:28

12And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,13and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good?14Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it.15The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.16Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer.17For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe.18He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.19Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.20You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.21He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.22Your fathers went down to Egypt with seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as the stars of heaven in multitude.1Therefore you shall love the Lord your God, and keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments always.2Know today that I do not speak with your children, who have not known and who have not seen the chastening of the Lord your God, His greatness and His mighty hand and His outstretched arm--3His signs and His acts which He did in the midst of Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to all his land;4what He did to the army of Egypt, to their horses and their chariots: how He made the waters of the Red Sea overflow them as they pursued you, and how the Lord has destroyed them to this day;5what He did for you in the wilderness until you came to this place;6and what He did to Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, their households, their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel--7but your eyes have seen every great act of the Lord which He did.8Therefore you shall keep every commandment which I command you today, that you may be strong, and go in and possess the land which you cross over to possess,9and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord swore to give your fathers, to them and their descendants, `a land flowing with milk and honey.'10For the land which you go to possess is not like the land of Egypt from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and watered it by foot, as a vegetable garden;11but the land which you cross over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water from the rain of heaven,12a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year.13`And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,14`then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil.15`And I will send grass in your fields for your livestock, that you may eat and be filled.'16Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them,17lest the Lord's anger be aroused against you, and He shut up the heavens so that there be no rain, and the land yield no produce, and you perish quickly from the good land which the Lord is giving you.18Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.19You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.20And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,21that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, like the days of the heavens above the earth.22For if you carefully keep all these commandments which I command you to do--to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him--23then the Lord will drive out all these nations from before you, and you will dispossess greater and mightier nations than yourselves.24Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the River Euphrates, even to the Western Sea, shall be your territory.25No man shall be able to stand against you; the Lord your God will put the dread of you and the fear of you upon all the land where you tread, just as He has said to you.26Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse:27the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today;28and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.

Prophecy

Isaiah 29:13-23

13Therefore the Lord said: Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,14Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work Among this people, A marvelous work and a wonder; For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.15Woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel far from the Lord, And their works are in the dark; They say, Who sees us? and, Who knows us?16Surely you have things turned around! Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay; For shall the thing made say of him who made it, He did not make me? Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it, He has no understanding?17Is it not yet a very little while Till Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest?18In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.19The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord, And the poor among men shall rejoice In the Holy One of Israel.20For the terrible one is brought to nothing, The scornful one is consumed, And all who watch for iniquity are cut off--21Who make a man an offender by a word, And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, And turn aside the just by empty words.22Therefore thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, Nor shall his face now grow pale;23But when he sees his children, The work of My hands, in his midst, They will hallow My name, And hallow the Holy One of Jacob, And fear the God of Israel.

Prophecy

Job 21:1-34

1Then Job answered and said:2Listen carefully to my speech, And let this be your consolation.3Bear with me that I may speak, And after I have spoken, keep mocking.4As for me, is my complaint against man? And if it were, why should I not be impatient?5Look at me and be astonished; Put your hand over your mouth.6Even when I remember I am terrified, And trembling takes hold of my flesh.7Why do the wicked live and become old, Yes, become mighty in power?8Their descendants are established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes.9Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.10Their bull breeds without failure; Their cow calves without miscarriage.11They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.12They sing to the tambourine and harp, And rejoice to the sound of the flute.13They spend their days in wealth, And in a moment go down to the grave.14Yet they say to God, `Depart from us, For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.15Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?'16Indeed their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me.17How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? How often does their destruction come upon them, The sorrows God distributes in His anger?18They are like straw before the wind, And like chaff that a storm carries away.19They say, `God lays up one's iniquity for his children'; Let Him recompense him, that he may know it.20Let his eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.21For what does he care about his household after him, When the number of his months is cut in half?22Can anyone teach God knowledge, Since He judges those on high?23One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and secure;24His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moist.25Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, Never having eaten with pleasure.26They lie down alike in the dust, And worms cover them.27Look, I know your thoughts, And the schemes with which you would wrong me.28For you say, `Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent, The dwelling place of the wicked?'29Have you not asked those who travel the road? And do you not know their signs?30For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom; They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.31Who condemns his way to his face? And who repays him for what he has done?32Yet he shall be brought to the grave, And a vigil kept over the tomb.33The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him; Everyone shall follow him, As countless have gone before him.34How then can you comfort me with empty words, Since falsehood remains in your answers?

Prophecy

The Rest of Daniel Chapter 14 14:2-42

2Daniel was a companion of the king, and was the most honored of all his Friends.3Now the Babylonians had an idol called Bel, and every day they provided for it twelve bushels of choice flour and forty sheep and six measures of wine.4The king revered it and went every day to worship it. But Daniel worshiped his own God. So the king said to him, Why do you not worship Bel?5He answered, Because I do not revere idols made with hands, but the living God, who created heaven and earth and has dominion over all living creatures.6The king said to him, Do you not think that Bel is a living god? Do you not see how much he eats and drinks every day?7And Daniel laughed, and said, Do not be deceived, O king, for this thing is only clay inside and bronze outside, and it never ate or drank anything.8Then the king was angry and called the priests of Bel and said to them, If you do not tell me who is eating these provisions, you shall die.9But if you prove that Bel is eating them, Daniel shall die, because he has spoken blasphemy against Bel. Daniel said to the king, Let it be done as you have said.10Now there were seventy priests of Bel, besides their wives and children. So the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel.11The priests of Bel said, See, we are now going outside; you yourself, O king, set out the food and prepare the wine, and shut the door and seal it with your signet.12When you return in the morning, if you do not find that Bel has eaten it all, we will die; otherwise Daniel will, who is telling lies about us.13They were unconcerned, for beneath the table they had made a hidden entrance, through which they used to go in regularly and consume the provisions.14After they had gone out, the king set out the food for Bel. Then Daniel ordered his servants to bring ashes, and they scattered them throughout the whole temple in the presence of the king alone. Then they went out, shut the door and sealed it with the king's signet, and departed.15During the night the priests came as usual, with their wives and children, and they ate and drank everything.16Early in the morning the king rose and came, and Daniel with him.17The king said, Are the seals unbroken, Daniel? He answered, They are unbroken, O king.18As soon as the doors were opened, the king looked at the table, and shouted in a loud voice, You are great, O Bel, and in you there is no deceit at all!19But Daniel laughed and restrained the king from going in. Look at the floor, he said, and notice whose footprints these are.20The king said, I see the footprints of men and women and children.21Then the king was enraged, and he arrested the priests and their wives and children. They showed him the secret doors through which they used to enter to consume what was on the table.22Therefore the king put them to death, and gave Bel over to Daniel, who destroyed it and its temple.23 Now in that place there was a great dragon, which the Babylonians revered.24The king said to Daniel, You cannot deny that this is a living god; so worship him.25Daniel said, I worship the Lord my God, for he is the living God.26But give me permission, O king, and I will kill the dragon without sword or club. The king said, I give you permission.27Then Daniel took pitch, fat, and hair, and boiled them together and made cakes, which he fed to the dragon. The dragon ate them, and burst open. Then Daniel said, See what you have been worshiping!28When the Babylonians heard about it, they were very indignant and conspired against the king, saying, The king has become a Jew; he has destroyed Bel, and killed the dragon, and slaughtered the priests.29Going to the king, they said, Hand Daniel over to us, or else we will kill you and your household.30The king saw that they were pressing him hard, and under compulsion he handed Daniel over to them.31 They threw Daniel into the lions' den, and he was there for six days.32There were seven lions in the den, and every day they had been given two human bodies and two sheep; but now they were given nothing, so that they would devour Daniel.33Now the prophet Habakkuk was in Judea; he had made a stew and had broken bread into a bowl, and was going into the field to take it to the reapers.34But the angel of the Lord said to Habakkuk, Take the food that you have to Babylon, to Daniel, in the lions' den.35Habakkuk said, Sir, I have never seen Babylon, and I know nothing about the den.36Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown of his head and carried him by his hair; with the speed of the wind he set him down in Babylon, right over the den.37Then Habakkuk shouted, Daniel, Daniel! Take the food that God has sent you.38Daniel said, You have remembered me, O God, and have not forsaken those who love you.39So Daniel got up and ate. And the angel of God immediately returned Habakkuk to his own place.40On the seventh day the king came to mourn for Daniel. When he came to the den he looked in, and there sat Daniel!41The king shouted with a loud voice, You are great, O Lord, the God of Daniel, and there is no other besides you!42Then he pulled Daniel out, and threw into the den those who had attempted his destruction, and they were instantly eaten before his eyes.

Psalm

Psalms 28:6-7

6Blessed be the Lord, Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!7The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him

Gospel

Luke 4:31-37

31Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths.32And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority.33Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,34saying, Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are--the Holy One of God!35But Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be quiet, and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.36Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.37And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region.

Liturgy

Pauline

Hebrews 13:7-16

7Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.9Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.10We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.11For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp.12Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.13Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.14For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come.15Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.16But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Catholic

1 John 4:7-16

7Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.8He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.9In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.10In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.12No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.13By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.15Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.16And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

Acts

Acts 22:17-24

17Now it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance18and saw Him saying to me, `Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.'19So I said, `Lord, they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believe on You.20`And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by consenting to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.'21Then He said to me, `Depart, for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.'22And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!23Then, as they cried out and tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air,24the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks

Psalm

Psalms 28:2

2Hear the voice of my supplications When I cry to You, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.

Gospel

Matthew 15:21-31

21Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.22And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.23But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, Send her away, for she cries out after us.24But He answered and said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.25Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, Lord, help me!26But He answered and said, It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs.27And she said, Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.28Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire. And her daughter was healed from that very hour.29Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there.30Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them.31So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.