يُوسُفُ بنَ دَاوُد، لا تَخَفْ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ مَرْيَمَ ٱمْرَأَتَكَ، فَٱلمَوْلُودُ فِيهَا إِنَّمَا هُوَ مِنَ الرُّوحِ القُدُس
“إنجيل القدّيس متّى01/من18حتى25/:”أَمَّا مِيلادُ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ فَكانَ هكَذَا: لَمَّا كانَتْ أُمُّهُ مَرْيَمُ مَخْطُوبَةً لِيُوسُف، وقَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْكُنَا مَعًا، وُجِدَتْ حَامِلاً مِنَ الرُّوحِ القُدُس. ولَمَّا كَانَ يُوسُفُ رَجُلُها بَارًّا، ولا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُشَهِّرَ بِهَا، قَرَّرَ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا سِرًّا. ومَا إِنْ فَكَّرَ في هذَا حَتَّى تَرَاءَى لَهُ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ في الحُلْمِ قَائِلاً: «يَا يُوسُفُ بنَ دَاوُد، لا تَخَفْ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ مَرْيَمَ ٱمْرَأَتَكَ، فَٱلمَوْلُودُ فِيهَا إِنَّمَا هُوَ مِنَ الرُّوحِ القُدُس. وسَوْفَ تَلِدُ ٱبْنًا، فَسَمِّهِ يَسُوع، لأَنَّهُ هُوَ الَّذي يُخَلِّصُ شَعْبَهُ مِنْ خَطَايَاهُم». وحَدَثَ هذَا كُلُّهُ لِيَتِمَّ مَا قَالَهُ الرَّبُّ بِالنَّبِيّ: هَا إِنَّ العَذْرَاءَ تَحْمِلُ وتَلِدُ ٱبْنًا، ويُدْعَى ٱسْمُهُ عِمَّانُوئِيل، أَي ٱللهُ مَعَنَا. ولَمَّا قَامَ يُوسُفُ مِنَ النَّوْم، فَعَلَ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ وأَخَذَ ٱمْرَأَتَهُ.ولَمْ يَعْرِفْهَا، فَوَلَدَتِ ٱبْنًا، وسَمَّاهُ يَسُوع”.
أَسْأَلُكُم أَنْ لا تَضْعُفَ عَزِيْمَتُكُم بِسَبَبِ الضِّيقَاتِ الَّتي أُعَانِيهَا مِنْ أَجْلِكُم: إِنَّهَا مَجْدٌ لَكُم
رسالة القدّيس بولس إلى أهل أفسس03/من01حتى13/:”يا إِخوَتِي، أَنَا بُولُس، أَسِيرَ المَسيحِ يَسُوعَ مِنْ أَجْلِكُم، أَيُّهَا الأُمَم… إِنْ كُنْتُم قَدْ سَمِعْتُم بِتَدْبِيرِ نِعْمَةِ اللهِ الَّتي وُهِبَتْ لي مِنْ أَجْلِكُم، وهوَ أَنِّي بِوَحْيٍ أُطْلِعْتُ على السِرّ، كَمَا كَتَبْتُ إِلَيكُم بإِيْجَازٍ مِنْ قَبْل، حِينَئِذٍ يُمْكِنُكُم، إِذَا قَرَأْتُمْ ذلِكَ، أَنْ تُدْرِكُوا فَهْمِي لِسِرِّ المَسِيح، هذَا السِّرِّ الَّذي لَمْ يُعْرَفْ عِنْدَ بَنِي البَشَرِ في الأَجْيَالِ الغَابِرَة، كَمَا أُعْلِنَ الآنَ بِالرُّوحِ لِرُسُلِهِ القِدِّيسِينَ والأَنْبِيَاء، وهُوَ أَنَّ الأُمَمَ هُم، في المَسِيحِ يَسُوع، شُرَكَاءُ لَنَا في المِيرَاثِ والجَسَدِ والوَعْد، بِوَاسِطَةِ الإِنْجِيل، ألَّذي صِرْتُ خَادِمًا لَهُ، بِحَسَبِ هِبَةِ نِعْمَةِ اللهِ الَّتي وُهِبَتْ لي بِفِعْلِ قُدْرَتِهِ؛ لي أَنَا، أَصْغَرِ القِدِّيسِينَ جَمِيعًا، وُهِبَتْ هذِهِ النِّعْمَة، وهِيَ أَنْ أُبَشِّرَ الأُمَمَ بِغِنَى المَسِيحِ الَّذي لا يُسْتَقْصى، وأَنْ أُوضِحَ لِلجَمِيعِ مَا هُوَ تَدْبِيرُ السِّرِّ المَكْتُومِ مُنْذُ الدُّهُورِ في اللهِ الَّذي خَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيء، لِكَي تُعْرَفَ الآنَ مِن خِلالِ الكَنِيسَة، لَدَى الرِّئَاسَاتِ والسَّلاطِينِ في السَّمَاوات، حِكْمَةُ اللهِ المُتَنَوِّعَة، بِحَسَبِ قَصْدِهِ الأَزَلِيِّ الَّذي حَقَّقَهُ في المَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ رَبِّنَا، الَّذي لَنَا فيهِ، أَيْ بِالإِيْمَانِ بِهِ، الوُصُولُ بِجُرْأَةٍ وثِقَةٍ إِلى الله. لِذَلِكَ أَسْأَلُكُم أَنْ لا تَضْعُفَ عَزِيْمَتُكُم بِسَبَبِ الضِّيقَاتِ الَّتي أُعَانِيهَا مِنْ أَجْلِكُم: إِنَّهَا مَجْدٌ لَكُم!”
Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 01/18-25: “Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.’All this took place to fulfil what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: ‘Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel’, which means, ‘God is with us.’ When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife, but had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son; and he named him Jesus.”
I pray therefore that you may not lose heart over my sufferings for you; they are your glory
Letter to the Ephesians 03/01-13:”This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles for surely you have already heard of the commission of God’s grace that was given to me for you, and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a few words, a reading of which will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ.In former generations this mystery was not made known to humankind, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: that is, the Gentiles have become fellow-heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of his power. Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the Gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ, and to make everyone see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things; so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him. I pray therefore that you may not lose heart over my sufferings for you; they are your glory.”