“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) Jesus prepares His disciples for the troubles that lie ahead. They will be excommunicated from Jewish synagogues. They will
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“When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.” Luke 24:50-51 The Church celebrates the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ to Heaven on
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Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 Today, if your heart is troubled and you’re feeling confused, concerned, and overwhelmed, you’re in good company. In John 14, Jesus’ disciples felt the very same
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Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 Jesus in declaring Himself to be the Light of the world, was claiming that He is the exclusive source of
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“…but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life” John 4:14 The woman of Samaria said to Him: “How is it that You, being
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‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.’ (John 6:35) During the Fifty Holy Days, we become acquainted with our Heavenly Bridegroom and discover the power of His divinity, His abundant mercy, His promise to
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“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (Jn. 20:29) On the eighth day of the Feast of the Resurrection is Thomas Sunday. It is one of the Seven Minor Feasts of our Lord. On this Sunday, we commemorate the event of the Apostle Thomas touching the
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“I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives and was dead and behold, I am alive forevermore. And I have the keys of Hades and of death. (Rev. 1:18) The Fifty Holy Days is a period of rejoicing in the Resurrection of our Lord and our
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“I am the life and the resurrection, he who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live” (John 11:25) The days of resurrection are days of happiness and joy. May we be filled with joy so that we may test the power and brightness of resurrection. How has
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“Knowing that they were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver and gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (1 Peter 1:18-19) Christ sacrificed himself for us, he suffered and
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Saint Abaskhyron the Soldier or Saint Eskhayron the Soldier is an Egyptian Martyr. The name “Abaskhyron” is derived from two words, “Abba” which means father, is given to him due to respect (despite his young age in martyrdom). The second part of the name, “skhyron,” sometimes “eshseros,” “eskaros” means the
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“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.” (Zech 9:9) Palm Sunday is one of the Major Feasts of our Lord,
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“He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 The Beginning of the Cross is Saturday of Lazarus, we enter into the commemoration of Christ’s suffering, death and Resurrection. Lazarus,
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“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 The Gospel reading of the sixth Sunday of the Holy Lent is from the Gospel of John 9:1-38. It recounts the story of the man born
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“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” (Galatians 6:14) The Cross is the altar on which Jesus Christ was sacrificed for the forgiveness of our sins. Through the Cross, Christ
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