By: John Watson Kyrillos was first and foremost a priest who celebrated the Eucharist daily. He was also a monk. ‘Priest-monk’ is not always a useful description of either one who has given himself to the sacerdotal life nor to one who has joined a monastery as a monk. The priesthood has often been little …
SAYINGS OF THE CHURCH FATHERS ON OUR LADY THE VIRGIN MARY “O sinner, be not discouraged, but have recourse to St. Mary in all you necessities. Call her to your assistance, for such is the divine Will that she should help in every kind of necessity.” - St. Basil the Great “Him whom the heavens cannot …
Church Fathers on Mary as Ark of the New Covenant St. Proclus (died 446 or 447) “Let the woman haste hither, for the woman shows not the tree of death, but brings forth the tree of life: the virgins...the mothers also, for the Virgin Mother has amended the tree of disobedience by the tree of life. The female …
Doubting Thomas "…24Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of …
On the day I departed to the monastery, the one to whom I had handed over the pharmacy ran after me asking, ‘What are you going to do with your apartment and your personal belongings?’ But I had already considered it all rubbish for the sake of Christ.” “At that time I had a friend …
Multicultured Monks of Wadi Al Natrun The prophecy of the child Jesus, which he gave during the journey of the Holy Family to Egypt, when they passed by the area of Wadi Al Natrun, fulfilled. According to what Zacharias, the bishop of Sakha in the 7th century, wrote in the homily about the Holy Family, …
Our Mother St Mary – A Humble SoulLIFE OF HUMILITY Hail to the pride of the human race! Hail to the ladder of Jacob, who through the incarnation has allowed us to reach heaven. The magnificent glory which was given to her absolutely did not decrease by her humility. But rather it was because of …
The Virgin Mary and the fast dedicated to her nameThere is no woman about whom the prophets prophesied, and about whom the Holy Bible cared about, like the Virgin Mary. There are numerous symbols about her in the Old Testament. In the New Testament also, there is her biography, her praise, and the miracles. How many are the …
I Rejoice in My Chains- Experiences from Jail ‘I was aiming for a life like this, in which a person would live in total isolation and in continual connection with God. However, God did not allow this for me. When President Sadat allowed me to go and spend forty months in the monastery, I took …
By: Rodney Stark At the height of the second great epidemic, around 260, in his Easter letter, Dionysius Patriarch of Alexandria wrote a lengthy tribute to the heroic nursing efforts of local Christians, many of whom lost their lives while caring for others. Most of our brother Christians showed unbounded love and loyalty, never sparing …
