Saturday, 18th October 2025 --- 8 Babah 1742 Readings for Saturday, 18th October 2025 --- 8 Babah 1742 Vespers Vespers Psalm From the Psalms of our teacher David the prophet.May his blessings be with us all. Psalms 18 : 34 - 39 Chapter 18 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Our Lord God, Savior, and King of us all, Jesus Christ, the Living Son of God to whom be glory forever.Amen. Vespers Gospel Stand in the fear of God and listen to the Holy Gospel.A reading from the Gospel according to our teacher Saint Matthew the Evangelist.May His Blessings be with us all. Matthew 8 : 5 - 13 Chapter 8 And Glory be to God forever.  Matins Matins Psalm From the Psalms of our teacher David the prophet.May his blessings be with us all. Psalms 68 : 35,3 Chapter 68 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Our Lord God, Savior, and King of us all, Jesus Christ, the Living Son of God to whom be glory forever.Amen. Matins Gospel Stand in the fear of God and listen to the Holy Gospel.A reading from the Gospel according to our teacher Saint Luke the Evangelist.May His Blessings be with us all. Luke 12 : 4 - 12 Chapter 12 And Glory be to God forever.  Liturgy Gospel Paulines Epistle Paul, the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed to the Gospel of God.A reading from the Epistle of our teacher Paul to the Corinthians .May his blessings be upon us.Amen. 2 Corinthians 10 : 1 - 18 Chapter 10 The grace of God the Father be with you all.Amen.  Catholic Epistle A Reading from Epistle 1 of St. Peter .May his blessing be upon us.Amen. 1 Peter 4 : 1 - 11 Chapter 4 Do not love the world or the things in the world. The world passes away, and its desires; but he who does the will of God abides forever.Amen.  Acts of the Apostles The Acts of our fathers the apostles, may their blessings be with us. Acts 12 : 25 - 13 : 12 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 The word of the Lord shall grow, multiply, be mighty, and be confirmed, in the holy Church of God.Amen.  Synaxarium Day 8 of the Blessed Coptic Month of Babah, 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 Eighth Day of the Blessed Month of Babah The Martyrdom of St. Metra On this day was the martyrdom of the old man St. Metra. He was a native of Alexandria, a believing Christian. When Decius reigned, he established the worship of idols, and afflicted the Christian people in every place, and his edict reached Alexandria whose people began to be persecuted. Some calumniated against the saint, and the governor had him brought to Alexandria to question him about his faith. St. Metra confessed that the Lord Christ is the true God. The governor ordered him to worship the idols and promised him much money, but he refused and so he threatened to punish him, but he did not give up his faith. He said to the governor, "I do not worship but to the Lord Christ, the creator of heaven and earth." The governor was wroth with him, and ordered that he be beaten; so he was beaten very severely and then hanged up by his arms. Then they imprisoned him and slit his face and his temples with a red hot rod. Finally because he insisted on not giving up his faith, they cut off his head outside of the city. May His prayers be with us all. Amen. Martyrdom of the Saints Abba Hor, Tosia and her children, and Abba Agatho the Anchorite On this day also was the commemoration of St.Abba Hor and the commemoration of St. Tosia and her children the martyrs at Tamouh, and Saint Agatho, the anchorite. May their blessings and prayers be with us all, and Glory be to God forever. Amen.  Divine Psalm Stand in the fear of God and listen to the Holy Gospel. A reading from the Gospel according to our teacher Saint John the Evangelist. May His Blessings be with us all. Amen.From the Psalms of our teacher David the prophet, and the Good King.May his blessings be with us all. Psalms 45 : 3 - 4 Chapter 45 Hallelujah. Divine Gospel Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.Our Lord God, Savior, and King of us all, Jesus Christ, the Living Son of God to whom be glory forever.Amen. Matthew 12 : 9 - 23 Chapter 12 And Glory be to God forever.  Acknowledgement Opening page