The Ascension of the Lord into heaven attracted our eyes and our hearts towards heaven. Therefore on the day of His ascension, the disciples were looking steadfastly toward heaven as …
Fasting is accompanied by Selusion and Scilence
The same statement was repeated twice in the book of the Prophet Joel:“Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly.”(Joel 1:14, 2:15).Call a solemn assembly, namely retire, so that you …
The Wedding at Cana of Galilee
My beloved brothers and sisters, On 13 Tuba from every year we celebrate the first miracle of our Lord Jesus Christ at Cana of Galilee. This miracle is one of …
When Did the Disciples receive the Holy Spirit?
Question: When did the disciples receive the Holy Spirit? Was it when the Spirit came upon them in the form of tongues as of fire (Acts 2)? Or when the …
The Empty Tomb
Jesus is risen from the death after He was buried in a new tomb that no one was buried in. This holy tomb stays empty until now to witness the …
Forgiveness of a sinful woman
The reading of the Gospel today( The forth Sunday of the month of Tout) tells us about the Forgiveness of a sinful woman in the Gospel of Luke Chapter 7, …
Between receiving and applying the commandments
+ Our Coptic orthodox church fathers put the Nativity fasting for 43 days & the fasting always ends on the 29th of Kiahk ( 7th of January). + Three days …
The Blessings of The Resurrection
We rejoice in the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ because it is a great victory over death. It is a restoration of the human nature of life, for God …
Preparing to Fast for the Great Lent
The power of fasting as it relates to prayer is the spiritual atomic bomb that our Lord has given us to destroy the strongholds of evil and usher in a …
Virtue aspiration of the sky
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God , Amen, replace us his grace and blessing now and forever , Amen . I …
On the Priesthood
For the priestly office is indeed discharged on earth, but it ranks amongst heavenly ordinances; and very naturally so: for neither man, nor angel, nor archangel, nor any other created …
Reception of the Holy Mysteries
Come, ye discerning, let us delight today in the teaching the taste whereof is sweeter than honey and the honeycomb. The Church in the world is a great harbour, full …