أَلعُمْيَانُ يُبْصِرُون، وَالعُرْجُ يَمْشُون، وَالبُرْصُ يَطْهُرُون، والصُّمُّ يَسْمَعُون، والمَوتَى يَقُومُون، والمَسَاكِينُ يُبَشَّرُون، وَطُوبَى لِمَنْ لا يَشُكُّ فِيَّ/The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news brought to them

إنجيل القدّيس لوقا07/من18حتى30/إِذْهَبَا وَأَخْبِرا يُوحَنَّا بِمَا رَأَيْتُما وَسَمِعْتُما: أَلعُمْيَانُ يُبْصِرُون، وَالعُرْجُ يَمْشُون، وَالبُرْصُ يَطْهُرُون، والصُّمُّ يَسْمَعُون، والمَوتَى يَقُومُون، والمَسَاكِينُ يُبَشَّرُون، وَطُوبَى لِمَنْ لا يَشُكُّ فِيَّ.
“دَعَا يُوحَنَّا ٱثنَينِ مِنْ تَلامِيذِهِ، وَأَرْسَلَهُما إِلى الرَّبِّ يَقُول: «أَنْتَ هُوَ الآتِي، أَمْ نَنْتَظِرُ آخَر؟». فَأَقْبَلَ الرَّجُلانِ إِلَيهِ وَقَالا: «يُوحَنَّا المَعْمَدانُ أَرْسَلَنا إِلَيْكَ قَائِلاً: أَنْتَ هُوَ الآتِي، أَمْ نَنْتَظِرُ آخَر؟». في تِلْكَ السَّاعَة، شَفَى يَسُوعُ كَثِيرِينَ مِنْ أَمْرَاضٍ وَعاهَاتٍ وَأَرْوَاحٍ شِرِّيرَة، وَوَهَبَ البَصَرَ لِعُمْيانٍ كَثِيرِين. ثُمَّ أَجابَ وقالَ لِلرَّجُلَين: «إِذْهَبَا وَأَخْبِرا يُوحَنَّا بِمَا رَأَيْتُما وَسَمِعْتُما: أَلعُمْيَانُ يُبْصِرُون، وَالعُرْجُ يَمْشُون، وَالبُرْصُ يَطْهُرُون، والصُّمُّ يَسْمَعُون، والمَوتَى يَقُومُون، والمَسَاكِينُ يُبَشَّرُون، وَطُوبَى لِمَنْ لا يَشُكُّ فِيَّ». وٱنْصَرَفَ رَسولاَ يُوحَنَّا فَبَدَأَ يَسُوعُ يَقُولُ لِلجُمُوعِ في شَأْنِ يُوحَنَّا: «مَاذا خَرَجْتُم إِلَى البَرِّيَّةِ تَنْظُرُون؟ أَقَصَبَةً تُحَرِّكُها الرِّيح؟ أَوْ مَاذا خَرَجْتُم تَرَون؟ أَرَجُلاً في ثِيَابٍ نَاعِمَة؟ هَا إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَلْبَسُونَ المَلابِسَ الفَاخِرَة، وَيَعِيشُونَ في التَّرَف، هُمْ في قُصُورِ المُلُوك. أَوْ مَاذا خَرَجْتُم تَرَون؟ أَنَبِيًّا؟ أَقُولُ لَكُم: نَعَم! بَلْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ نَبِيّ! هذَا هُوَ الَّذي كُتِبَ عَنْهُ: هَا أَنَا مُرسِلٌ مَلاكِي أَمَامَ وَجْهِكَ لِيُمَهِّدَ الطَّرِيقَ أَمَامَكَ. أَقُولُ لَكُم: لَيْسَ في مَوالِيدِ النِّسَاءِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ يُوحَنَّا، وَلكِنَّ الأَصْغَرَ في مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْهُ». وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الشَّعْبُ كُلُّهُ والعَشَّارُون، الَّذِينَ ٱعْتَمَدُوا بِمَعْمُودِيَّةِ يُوحَنَّا، إِعْتَرَفُوا بِبِرِّ ٱلله. أَمَّا الفَرِّيسِيُّونَ وَعُلَمَاءُ التَّوْرَاة، الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَعْتَمِدُوا، فَرَفَضُوا مَشِيئَةَ ٱلله.”

رسالة القدّيس بولس إلى أهل قولسّي01/من24حتى29/إِنِّي أَفْرَحُ الآنَ بِالآلامِ الَّتي أُعَانِيهَا مِنْ أَجْلِكُم، وأُتِمُّ في جَسَدِي مَا نَقَصَ مِن مَضَايِقِ المَسِيح، مِن أَجْلِ جَسَدِهِ الَّذي هُوَ الكَنِيسَة
“يا إخوَتِي، إِنِّي أَفْرَحُ الآنَ بِالآلامِ الَّتي أُعَانِيهَا مِنْ أَجْلِكُم، وأُتِمُّ في جَسَدِي مَا نَقَصَ مِن مَضَايِقِ المَسِيح، مِن أَجْلِ جَسَدِهِ الَّذي هُوَ الكَنِيسَة، وقَدْ صِرْتُ أَنَا خَادِمًا لَهَا، وَفْقَ تَدْبِيرِ اللهِ الَّذي وُهِبَ لي مِن أَجْلِكُم، لِكَي أُتِمَّ التَّبْشِيرَ بِكَلِمَةِ الله، ذاكَ السِّرِّ المَكْتُومِ مُنْذُ الدُّهُورِ والأَجْيَال، ولكِنَّهُ كُشِفَ الآنَ لِقِدِّيسِيه،الَّذِينَ شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يُعَرِّفَهُم مَا هُوَ غِنَى مَجْدِ هذَا السِّرِّ في الأُمَم: إِنَّهُ المَسِيحُ فيكُم، وهُوَ رَجَاءُ المَجد! وبِهِ نَحْنُ نُبَشِّرُ وَاعِظِينَ كُلَّ إِنْسَان، ومُعَلِّمِينَ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ في كُلِّ حِكْمَة، لِكَي نَجْعَلَ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ كَامِلاً في المَسِيح. ولأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ، فإِنِّي أَتْعَبُ وأُجَاهِدُ بِحَسَبِ قُدْرَتِهِ العَامِلَةِ

Tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offence at me.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 07/18-30: “John summoned two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?’ When the men had come to him, they said, ‘John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” ’ Jesus had just then cured many people of diseases, plagues, and evil spirits, and had given sight to many who were blind. And he answered them, ‘Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offence at me.’ When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: ‘What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who put on fine clothing and live in luxury are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.” I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John; yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.’(And all the people who heard this, including the tax-collectors, acknowledged the justice of God, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism. But by refusing to be baptized by him, the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves.)”

I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church
Letter to the Colossians 01/24-29: “I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. I became its servant according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil and struggle with all the energy that he powerfully inspires within me.”