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St Anthony Vision Concerning The Forgiveness Of His Sins - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

St Antony’s Vision Concerning The Forgiveness Of His Sins

For once, when about to eat, having risen up to pray about the ninth hour, he perceived that he was caught up in the...
Lift Up Your Prayer For The Remnant That Is Left - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Lift Up Your Prayer For The Remnant That Is Left

It seems that every year there is news of a Christian group somewhere around the world is being persecuted for their Christian faith. We...
Martyrdom of John of Phanidjoit - 13th Century - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles.

Martyrdom of John of Phanidjoit – 13th Century

The text tells us about a probably young Upper-Egyptian man, who was a merchant of imported women's fabrics. His extensive contacts with Moslems, especially...
Contemplations on the Suffering's of Christ - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Contemplations on the Sufferings of Christ

The most useful thing in our spiritual life is for us to reflect on suffering, and in particular the sufferings of Christ. Meditation in...
Monks and the Fear of God - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Monks and the Fear of God

The Coptic monk is one who, above all, abides in the presence of God. Whereas, it may happen that a member of the laity...
Martha or Mary - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Martha or Mary

“Martha and Mary are very beautifully portrayed in the Gospel as examples of this attitude and manner of behavior. For although Martha was indeed...
Why do Demons Fight Monks? - Pimonakhos Articles

Why do Demons Fight Monks?

The brethren said, “Why do the devils fear the labours of the monks, even as the Fathers say, ‘If you wish the devils to...
On Poverty - St Basil the Great - Pimonakhos Articles

On Poverty – St Basil the Great

The harshest form of covetousness is not even to give things perishable to those who need them. “But whom do I treat unjustly,” you...
Praying The Psalms - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Praying The Psalms

Why did the church choose the Psalms of David the Prophet and organise them into an Agbia? I do not want to answer this...
The Broken Hearted - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

The Broken Hearted

No one wants to be hurt, no ones desires pain, no one desires to be broken. But maybe we should! What if I told...

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