Dear brethren, A few days and the new Coptic year 1727 will start, which is linked to the martyrdom ......continue reading

          Dear brethren, Few days and the Apostles; fast will end, who through their preaching spread Christian faith in the whole world. Lat year we gave a quick overview ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, A few days ago we started the fast of the Apostles, that we agreed ......continue reading

My Beloved Brethren, Christ is Risen … Truly He is Risen ......continue reading

My Beloved Brethren, By the end of the holy lent, we come closer to the Holy week with its ......continue reading

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Dear Brethren, We congratulate you on the beginning of the Nativity fast, and Kiahk evenings known as the praises of 7 ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, When a lawyer asked Jesus about the he great commandment in the law, Jesus answered:......continue reading

  Dear brethren, Through our study of St. Paul’s epistle ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, I am sending my congratulations for ending a Coptic year and the beginning of the new one: 1726 A.M., asking The Lord to fill this new year with blessings and peace for the church as well as the whole ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, August is the month of the fast of Virgin Mary, which we all look forward for, remembering the celebration of the holy vespers which includes the hymns and praises for the mother of God.  The fast ends with the feast ......continue reading

  Dear brethren,         We are in the middle of the Apostles’ fast which will end on July 12th (5th of Abib), in commemoration of St. Peter and St. Paul. Let us contemplate on these ......continue reading

  Dear brethren,         On June 7 we will be celebrating the feast of Pentecost, the beginning of the church of the New Testament. As in Leviticus 23, we learn that this feast was a Jewish feast, let us look into ......continue reading

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  Dear brethren, Soon, we will start the Holy Week with all its beautiful deep hymns and rites. In an attempt to come close to understanding the events of this week let us go over what we learned in our study of the book ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, We pray that the Lord gives us all a spiritual blessing in this lent period with growth in our personal relationship with Him. Our holy fathers taught us that this time of the year is our spiritual gathering, that we may store ......continue reading

  Dear Brethren, We have recently celebrated the beginning of the New Year, Christmas and the feast of Epiphany. We are preparing to celebrate a spiritual occasion which has a strong impact on our lives which is Jonah’s fast, which triggers the feelings of ......continue reading

  Dear Brethren, We are quickly approaching the New Year, we pray that it will be a blessing to our lives and families and all our beloved. We are also preparing for the Nativity Feast chanting the beautiful heavenly hymn, “Glory to God in ......continue reading

  Dear Brethren, We congratulate you with the beginning of the Nativity fast which reminds us of the Kiahk nights known as seven and four, in which the church stays up praising the Lord with beautiful praises focused on the incarnation of Christ. Symbols ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, The 25th of November marks the beginning of the Nativity fast, and as Moses fasted forty days to receive the word of God written on the tablets of stone, we also fast to receive the Word of God written “not ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, We have just started the nativity fast that leads to a new year and ends with Christmas. On an earthly scale we revise our accounts and study our losses and gains during the year. We should even better take this opportunity ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, In a few days a Coptic year will be ending, to start the new one: 1725 A.M. It is a known fact that the Coptic year is divided into liturgical seasons, each one having its spiritual practices and ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, This month is filled with many saints' feasts, and is also the month of the Apostles fast which ends on July the 12th by celebrating the martyrdom of Sts. Peter and Paul (Apostles feast). This fast is the fasting of our ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, These fifty days after the Lord's resurrection are filled with spiritual joy, where we enchant the joyful hymns of resurrection as we commemorate His resurrection and the several appearances of the Lord Jesus Christ to His disciples. This is followed by ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, We are now halfway through the great lent and we are getting closer to Passion Week, and its memories of the deep hymns and its touching rights. These would stimulate the feeling of love for whom had loved us beforehand and ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, The great lent is approaching and we should seize this chance to enjoy a spiritual time. It is also important to remember that the Lent is not a relationship with food: depriving ourselves from certain foods, or when to eat, how much ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, During the month of January we celebrated several major feasts.  Now we are preparing for Jonah's fast, a very significant fast.  The book of Jonah teaches us many important spiritual lessons like: 1- Our ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, The Old Testament as St. Paul teaches us "having a shadow of the good things to come" (Heb10: 1), and as we enjoy the study of the Book of Leviticus we see clearly that the sacrifices in the OT ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, Congratulating you on this New Year: 2008, hoping that this year would be a blessing to our spiritual and practical lives, and also a blessing to our families and our beloved ones. We would also like to congratulate you for the ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, As November approaches, we anticipate many joyful events: 1)     Thanksgiving on the 4th Thursday of the month. 2)     ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, I congratulate you on the Coptic New Year 1724 A.M. asking the Lord that this new year may be filled with spiritual blessings.  With the New Year we also commemorate the "Feast of the Holy Cross" that we will be celebrating ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, Our Coptic year 1723 is coming to an end in September, and a new year 1724 A.M. will start. Historically, our Coptic calendar has started with out fathers the martyrs in 284 A.D., which marks the beginning of the reign of ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, 1)     Virgin and listing her many symbols in the Old Testament. 2)     The churches and altars which are ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, The month of Abib starts on the 8th of July, and is known for commemorating many of our famous and beloved saints, we remember of them: 1)     3rd of ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, The apostles fast has started, the fast in which we humble ourselves in front of God and ask for the repentance of our lost brethren, so that the Holy Spirit may lead them to church. The Lord Jesus Christ has told ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, We congratulate you on the Easter and the Holy Fifty days, through which its joyful rites the church teaches us to live in the joy of the resurrection.  For the resurrection according to St. Paul is the foundation ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, As we approach the middle of the great lent, our church teaches us to always couple fasting with prayer. As the lent fraction teaches us: "fasting and prayer lifted Elijah to the heaven and saved Daniel form the ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, We are approaching the Holy lent season, in which we thrive to achieve optimal benefit in these holy days. The writings of H.H. Pope Shenouda III, give us some exercises that can guide us to achieve this benefit: ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, We congratulate you with the end of the year, and the beginning of the New Year 2007.  We pray to God that this year would be filled with peace and blessing to the church and to our country as well ......continue reading

  Dear brethren, November of each year marks the start of the Nativity fast; which starts on the 25th of the month, as well as Kiahk's night praises with its joyful hymns. This year, Nativity fast ......continue reading