O Lord, drive away the darkness from our minds with the Light of your Wisdom, so that enlightened in this way we may serve You with renewed purity. The beginning of the sun’s passage through the sky marks the beginning of the working-day for us mortals: we ask You, O Lord, to prepare in our …
It was clear through unlearned men that the cross was persuasive; in fact, it persuaded the whole world. Their discourse was not of unimportant matters but of God and true religion, of the Gospel way of life and future judgment, yet it turned plain, uneducated men into philosophers. How the foolishness of God is …
No Greater Love Dear brethren, the Lord has marked out for us the fullness of love that we ought to have for each other. He tells us: No one has greater love than the man who lays down his life for his friends. In these words, the Lord tells us what the perfect …
How to Benefit Spiritually from Pascha Week by H.H. Pope Shenouda III How do we enjoy the most spiritual week of the year? Our behavior inside and outside church: It is very noticeable that many people during Passion Week act very differently inside church than they do outside church. Inside church… …
By: Marianne Ibrahim When dealing with children and young people it is really important to know when to pick your battles and what your purpose is. For example, taking my child to church every Sunday from birth. Obviously, at birth and during the early years, a child is not going to understand a whole lot …
Why did Jesus fast? 1. Setting an example: “He sets before us His acts as our example,” (St. Cyril commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke) Christ humbled Himself and became man to show us how to return to the nature in which He created us and which was corrupted by the fall. If we …
Is it the Change from eating the fatty and rich food or is it the change of the heart? Most people get together to have a feast of food inviting family and friends right before the lent begins for we fast from all the rich and fatty food during lent, like all meat, poultry etc. …
Why is the Coptic Church concerned with the Nativity Fast, in which her members fast for more than forty days? Undoubtedly, the Incarnation of the Word of God was the intention of God preceding the fall of Adam and Eve in sin. Upon their fall, the Divine Covenant was proclaimed when God spoke to the …
If you say, “Show me your God”, I will say to you, “Show me what kind of person you are, and I will show you my God”. Show me then whether the eyes of your mind can see, and the ears of your heart hear. It is like this. Those who can see with the …
We shall be blessed with clear vision if we keep our eyes fixed on Christ [Col. 3:1], for he, as Paul teaches, is our head, and there is in him no shadow of evil. Saint Paul himself and all who have reached the same heights of sanctity had their eyes fixed on Christ, and so …
