إنجيل القدّيس يوحنّا 24-20:16
قالَ الربُّ يَسوع: أَلحَقَّ ٱلحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُم: إِنَّكُم سَتَبْكُونَ وتَنُوحُون، أَمَّا العَالَمُ فَسَيَفْرَح. أَنْتُم سَتَحْزَنُونَ ولكِنَّ حُزْنَكُم سَيَتَحَوَّلُ إِلى فَرَح
أَلمَرْأَةُ تَحْزَنُ وهِي تَلِد، لأَنَّ سَاعَتَهَا حَانَتْ. ولكِنَّهَا مَتَى وَلَدَتِ ٱلطِّفْلَ، لا تَعُودُ تَذْكُرُ ضِيقَهَا، لِفَرَحِهَا أَنَّ إِنْسَانًا وُلِدَ في العَالَم
فَأَنْتُمُ الآنَ أَيْضًا تَحْزَنُون، إِنَّمَا سَأَعُودُ فَأَرَاكُم، وتَفْرَحُ قُلُوبُكُم، ولا يَنْزِعُ أَحَدٌ فَرَحَكُم مِنْكُم
وفي ذلِكَ اليَوْمِ لَنْ تَسْأَلُونِي شَيْئًا. أَلحَقَّ ٱلحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُم: كُلُّ مَا تَطْلُبُونَهُ مِنَ الآبِ بِٱسْمِي، يُعْطِيكُم إِيَّاه
حَتَّى الآنَ لَمْ تَطْلُبُوا بِٱسْمِي شَيْئًا. أُطْلُبُوا تَنَالُوا فَيَكْتَمِلَ فَرَحُكُم
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 10:38-42.
Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.
She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.
Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.”
The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.
There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”