Instruction On The Six Days Of The Passover
Let us struggle, my beloved, during these six days of the Passover, for they are given to us each year for the redemption of...
St Demetrius 1, The 12th Pope of Alexandria
The Twelfth Day of the Blessed Month of Babah.
1. The Departure of Abba Demetrius I, 12th Pope of Alexandria.
2. The Martyrdom of St. Matthew...
Prayer & Psalmody
Pray as is fitting and without trouble, practise psalmody with understanding (Ps. 46: 8) and harmony, and you will be like a young eagle...
How Do I Respond To Humiliation?
How do I Respond to Humiliation?
Abba Isaiah answers this question as follows: If a person hurled a harsh word at you do not...
Finding Peace Despite The Sufferings
As we endure these difficult times and suffering, we experience a range of emotions, including despair, anger, and restlessness. The Lord has blessed us...
How Should We Praise In The Church?
How should we praise in the Church?
Besides the great awe of this inheritance, yet how much we distort it whenever the worship is...
On The Relaxation Of The Fast During The 50 Days
Abba Theonas visited us in our cell, and when evening prayers were over and we had been sitting for a short while on the...
St Shenoute’s Life and Times
When Shenoute was born in the middle of the fourth century C.E., Coptic literature barely existed. Only a century had passed since a writing...
Meditation on the Fear of God
“I no longer fear God, but I love Him. For love casts out fear.”
After reading this quote from Saint Antony, some of us wonder...
The Bible In The Life Of St. Shenouda
“For my father Abba Shenouda of good memory whose feast we celebrate today is worthy to have his good works related, his asceticism, his...
