By: Pope Shenouda III The start of a new year always carries a sense of possibility. It’s a reminder that life offers opportunities to reset and refocus—not just outwardly, but within. Here are three essential steps to help you walk into the new year with a renewed heart and spirit. Reflect on the …
By: .H.H. Pope Tawadros II There are three keys to delight in the Lord: Time: We live in a fast-paced world, and life goes by quickly, so make sure to steal some time for yourself with God in any way you can. Do you give spiritual time to God? Are you committed to it? In chemistry, …
By: Bishop Raphael “Even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,” (Ephesians 2:5-6 NKJV). The expressions here, (made us alive, raised us up, made us sit), in …
- Father Youssef Asaad "Lord, I am indebted to You... indebted to You for my existence in this human form that resembles You, indebted to You for the holy parents who nurtured me in Your reverence. I am indebted to You for the spiritual paternal love that intoxicated me in the Church's fathers. I am …
By H.G. Bishop Tadros Bishop of Port Said "Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people." (Luke 2:10) During the birth of Lord Jesus, we often hear about words of joy accompanying the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. We hear the angels proclaiming to the shepherds: "'Behold, …
This is not the kind of peace that is merely external and temporary, affected by circumstances and changing with the factors of time, eventually fading and ending. Instead, the Lord grants us His very essence of peace. He is both the giver and the gift at the same time. He is the 'Giver of Peace' …
The Mysteries of Baptism and our salvation By: St Cyril of Jerusalem (Catechetical Lecture 19) The Power of Baptism You've proven yourselves capable of understanding these profound secrets by receiving the divine baptism, a rite that breathes life into our spirit. As we move deeper into these teachings, we need to focus on the …
Our relationship with the saints makes heaven close to earth, and we say everyday in the synxarion: “we celebrate on this day the life of this or that saint”, therefore today we will be talking about the saintly life and so we don’t think that the saintly life is only for particular individuals but for …
Spring of Spiritual Life Spiritual life is just like physical life, it passes through the four seasons throughout the persons lifespan. This fasting period has many names, for instance we say Holy fast because all its days are precious or we call it the Big fast due to being the longest fast of the year …
THE DEPENDENCE OF THE CREATION ON THE CHILD OF SWADDLING CLOTHES O wise man, come, see the babe in the swaddling clothes, recognize in Him how the whole creation depends on His bidding. Again wonder at Him, while placed in the manger in Ephrathah He was governing the sea and the land together with His …
