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...
Our need for Christ
The greatest experience which strongly drew my attention during my early Christian life is that whenever I felt my want of so many things in my dealings with the people, the Church...
I want nothing from the world
I want nothing from the world.., for the world has nothing to be desired. The desires of the world are only attractive to those who value them.
I want nothing of the world,...
Desert Fathers on Fasting
A leader of a community asked Abba Poemen: “How can I gain the fear of God?” Abba Poemen replied: “How indeed can we gain the fear of God when we have bellies full of...
Fasting is the champion of every virtue, the beginning of the struggle, the crown of the abstinent, the beauty of virginity and holiness, the resplendence of chastity, the commencement of the path of Christianity, the mother of...
CHRIST THE NEW MOSES
The Israelites witnessed marvels; you also will witness marvels, greater and more splendid than those which accompanied them on their departure from Egypt.
BAPTISM & THE RED SEA
You did not see Pharaoh drowned with his...
CHRIST THE TRUE SOLOMON
Because Solomon had built a temple to the Lord – a prototype and an image of the future Church, the Lord’s body, which is why the Gospel says Destroy this temple and in three days...
Why make requests of God if He already knows what we need?
“Even if I grant your point and admit that answers to prayer are theoretically possible, I shall still think they are infinitely improbable.” I don't think...
SPIRITUAL INSIGHTS INTO THE MIDNIGHT PRAYER OF THE COPTIC CHURCH
Father Matta El-Meskeen.
The Church begins her daily service of worship at the hour of midnight in order to profess her belief in the second coming of Christ and...
THE WISDOM OF THE PRAYERS OF THE HOURS
The first wisdom is the unity of the church when praying, with one soul The church used to pray with “one soul" lifting up one voice to God (Acts 4:24)....
