Pentecost Feast (Fiftieth day) is one of the greatest feasts of the Christians. Lord Jesus Christ told His disciples “Behold, I will send you the promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with the power from on high.” (Luke 24: 49). The book of Acts chapter 2 explains what happened …

Kiahk is the fourth month in the Coptic year calendar. Our Coptic Orthodox Church gives a special attention to the month of Kiahk as we celebrate the Nativity feast on Kiahk 29th. Once the Nativity feast is mentioned, of course the first thing that comes to our attention is Virgin Mary, the mother of God. The church had arranged a …

The church fathers say that the Ascension Feast is the crown of all feasts in the church, as the Lord Jesus Christ ascended  into the heaven and fulfilled the Divine measure of salvation after 40 days of His resurrection (Luke 24:51) & (Acts 1:1-11). According to the Deskolia (book of apostles’ teaching), the Church celebrates the Feast of Ascension of …

After Abouna choose the bread, he takes it into the alter and start the prayer with the procession of the lamp. The procession of the lamp refers to Simeon the elder when he took Jesus up in his arms and blessed God and said: Lord now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to your word for my …

The prayers in the “Agpeya” are the seven prayers recited at fixed different hours of the day. Each hour includes a general introduction, Psalms, intercessions, a few biblical passages, a closing prayer, and a general prayer to conclude all the prayers included at a specific time of the day. Why do we use the Agpeya for prayer? We use the …

Pauline: The Deacons Then chant the hymns of Pauline referring to the apostles when they breached the gospel everywhere “psalm 19:4″ then one of the deacons reads the Pauline starting as following ” Paul the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed to the Gospel of God. A reading from the ………… of our teacher …