“Hail to you O full of grace, the Lord is with you.”
“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
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The Nativity Fast 16 Hatoor/November 25
“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
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The Wheat and the Tares
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
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In Everything Give Thanks to the Lord
“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
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Feast of the Holy Cross 17-19 Tout/September 27-29
“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
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Feast of Coptic New Year 1736 A.M./Feast of Nayrouz
“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
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The Feast of the Holy Virgin St. Mary 16 Mesra/August 22
“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
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St. Mary A Garden Full of Virtues
“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
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Third Sunday of the Holy Lent – The Prodigal Son
“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
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Feast of the Holy Cross 10 Paramhat/March 19
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
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Second Sunday of the Holy Lent – The Temptation on the Mount
“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,
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Nineveh Fast 11-13 Meshir/February 18-20
“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
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The Feast of Presentation of Lord Jesus Christ into the Temple 8 Meshir/February 15
“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
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Congratulations on the 16th Anniversary of Inauguration of St. Mary and St. Joseph Church
“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,
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Feast of Wedding at Cana of Galilee
“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
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