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Obedience To God's Command - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

“Unless a person keeps the commandments of God, he cannot make progress even in a single virtue” - Abba Agathon By studying the lives of Old Testament prophets, we are able to highlight a clear concept towards being a servant of God, which is being obedient towards God’s commandments. Originally I used to imagine that …

St. Macarius The Spiritbearer - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos

Macarius the Great, also called Macarius the Egyptian (to distinguish him from Macarius of Alexandria) is one of the most venerated saints of the Coptic Church (his name, which means "blessed," in Greek is "Makarios," in Arabic "Maqar"). He was born around the year 300 in Jijber (present-day Shabshir), a village in the southwest portion …

The importance of the 40 days - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Every new Priest straight after his ordination he seeks a Monastery (a very remote and quiet place) to go to and spend “ 40 days” there, for many benefits such as: To be away from every one; his family, relatives and his friends and be only with God, to know more about Him through meditations …

Monastic Principals - Book Review - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Monastic Principles By Fr. Raphael El Baramousy, St Shenouda Monastery Publications As I flicked through the pages of ‘Monastic Principles,’ it occurred to me that the book is addressing those living the monastic life. But after reading the first chapter, it was clear that writing to that audience was most beneficial to me. Monks strive …

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