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8, Amshir 1742 (Sunday, 15 February 2026)

Preperation Sunday

Vespers

Psalm

Psalms 46:10

10Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

Gospel

Mark 11:22-26

22So Jesus answered and said to them, Have faith in God.23For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, `Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.24Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.25And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.26But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Matins

Psalm

Psalms 100:2-3

2Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.3Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Gospel

Luke 17:3-10

3Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.4And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, `I repent,' you shall forgive him.5And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith.6So the Lord said, If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, `Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.7And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, `Come at once and sit down to eat'?8But will he not rather say to him, `Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink'?9Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not.10So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, `We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.'

Liturgy

Pauline

2 Corinthians 11:16-28

16I say again, let no one think me a fool. If otherwise, at least receive me as a fool, that I also may boast a little.17What I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as it were, foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.18Seeing that many boast according to the flesh, I also will boast.19For you put up with fools gladly, since you yourselves are wise!20For you put up with it if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes from you, if one exalts himself, if one strikes you on the face.21To our shame, I say that we were too weak for that! But in whatever anyone is bold--I speak foolishly--I am bold also.22Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.23Are 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.24From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one.25Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep;26in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;27in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness--28besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches.

Catholic

2 Peter 1:1-11

1Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:2Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,3as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,4by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.5But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,6to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,7to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.8For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.9For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.10Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;11for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Acts

Acts 21:15-26

15And after those days we packed and went up to Jerusalem.16Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought with them a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to lodge.17And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.18On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.19When he had greeted them, he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.20And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law;21but they have been informed about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs.22What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.23Therefore do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow.24Take them and be purified with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads, and that all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing, but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law.25But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written and decided that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality.26Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, entered the temple to announce the expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them.

Psalm

Psalms 2:11, 10

11Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
10Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

Gospel

Matthew 6:1-18

1Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.2Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.3But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,4that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.5And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.6But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.7And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.8Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.9In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.10Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.11Give us this day our daily bread.12And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.13And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.15But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.16Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.17But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,18so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

Evening

Psalm

Psalms 17:14

14And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.

Gospel

Luke 11:1-13

1Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.2So He said to them, When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.3Give us day by day our daily bread.4And forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.5And He said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, `Friend, lend me three loaves;6`for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him';7and he will answer from within and say, `Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you'?8I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.9So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.10For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.11If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?12Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?13If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!