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Be a Monk - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Be A Monk

I am glad to be around all the bishops and our beloved fathers the monk(s) of this great monastery. I have a strong notion...
Fasting And The Gym - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Fasting And The Gym

If there were patron saints for working out during the holy fasting periods, it would have to be Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. During...
To You Is The Power - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

To You Is The Power

With this song we praise our Lord Jesus Christ during Holy Week, following Him step by step. Our Lord Jesus Christ left Jerusalem to...
Life of Continuous Prayer - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Life of Continuous Prayer

Monastic life above everything is a life of continuous prayer. A layman can do everything that a monk does, except continuous prayer. This is...
On Fasting - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

On Fasting

Fasting, neither above nor below your ability, will help you in your vigil. One should not ponder divine matters on a full stomach, say...
6 Questions People Ask About Fasting - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

6 Questions People Ask About Fasting

Why do we fast? The simple answer to this question is because Jesus fasted. When Jesus was on earth He did many things that He...
Symposium Report - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Symposium Report

With the kind permission of Bishop Daniel I was honored to participate in the 8th symposium of the St Mark’s foundation for Coptic History...

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