The Teachings of the Twelve Apostles (Didache) on the Eucharist Celebrate the Eucharist as follows: Say over the cup: “we give you thanks, Father, for the holy vine of David, your servant, which you made known to us through Jesus your servant. To you be glory for ever”. Over the broken bread say: “we give …
Pentecost and New Life When the Lord told his disciples to go and teach all nations and baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit [Mat. 28:19], he conferred on them the power of giving men new life in God. PROMISED SPIRIT BRINGS NEW LIFE IN GOD He …
Spiritual Transformation After Christ had completed his mission on earth, it still remained necessary for us to become sharers in the divine nature of the Word. We had to give up our own life and be so transformed that we would begin to live an entirely new kind of life that would be pleasing to …
Glorious Feast of the Resurrection It is the Day of the Resurrection, and my Beginning has good auspices. Let us then keep the Festival with splendor, and let us embrace one another. Let us say Brethren, even to those who hate us; much more to those who have done or suffered anything out of …
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 …
+ “It is strange, while we care and increase our concern for our bodies, and eat delicious food for our health, and go out in the open air; we find our souls at the end subject to the diseases and the pains. At the same time, the saints, who scorned their bodies and mortified them …
+ “The Bible says “He who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.” (Matt10:38). Carrying the cross includes the fatigue of the fast because the fast subdues the wild soul, and crucifies the desires, and by that, the soul will be purified and spiritual wings will grow for …
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, …
Without a doubt, the one who fights against the flow of the world finds violent opposition from the world and from Satan its prince. He finds many trying to make him fail and to deter his resolve. This is what happened with Dr Youssef (Fr Matta El Maskeen). He encountered violent opposition from the world, …
