“Blessed are you among women” (Luke 1:28) In this blessed season of the fast of the Holy Nativity we spend the Coptic month of Kiahk in praises and in watchfulness preparing for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. “Raise, O you sons of lights so we may praise the
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“The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Lk 19:10) How shall I receive the newborn Baby of Bethlehem? On November 25th we begin the Nativity Fast period. It is a great fast during which we prepare ourselves spiritually to receive the birth
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Your job is not to pull up the tares, but to grow as wheat. Tares is equivalent to “zawan” in Arabic, it is a weed most resembling wheat, and has been supposed to be carefully weeded out from among the wheat at the time of harvesting. When the wheat harvester
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“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) Individuals offered up sacrifices out of gratitude in the book of Genesis. The Israelites sang a song of thanksgiving as they were delivered from Pharaoh’s army
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“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God”. (1 Corinthians 1:18) The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates two feasts dedicated to the Cross. The first is on 17 Thout and the second on
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“You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) Nayrouz is the feast of commemorating the martyrs and confessors. It is celebrated on September 11, which marks the start of the Coptic New Year. The Coptic
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“Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38) The Assumption of the Body of Saint Mary On this day, 16 Mesra (August 22), the church commemorates the assumption of the body of our pure Lady Saint Mary, the Mother of God
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“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God”. Luke 1:35 On August 7th, the church celebrates the beginning of St. Mary’s Fast. The fast is
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“Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son.” Luke 15:18-19 The Gospel reading for the third Sunday of Lent is the parable of the prodigal son, (Luke 15:11-32). This Gospel reading teaches us about repentance in the Father’s
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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God”. (1 Corinthians 1:18) Because of the power and holiness of the cross, the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates two separate Feasts of the Cross in
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“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 On the second Sunday of lent, we talk about temptation, and how Jesus was tempted by the devil when He was in the wilderness after having
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“So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and
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“When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.” Luke 2:22 The feast of presentation of the Lord Jesus Christ into the temple is one of the minor feasts of the Lord.
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“A vineyard of red wine! I, the Lord, keep it, I water it every moment; Lest any hurt it, I keep it night and day.” (Isaiah 27:2-3) SMSJ, the Past, the Present and the Future This day, January 25th, 2019 we are celebrating God’s graciousness and fruitful ministry. Our God
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“Whatever He says to you, do it.” John 2:5 The church commemorates the feast of the Wedding at Cana of Galilee on the 13th of the Coptic month Touba. It is one of the minor feasts of the Lord. At the wedding in Cana of Galilee, St. John presents the
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