We are now celebrating the greatest feast day in the year! Jesus has come back to like! Alleluia! Jesus died on the cross on Good Friday to take away our sins. But He didn’t just die- He came back to life again so that we would come back to life one day too. The apostles were afraid when Jesus was …

This month, we celebrate the feast of the Ascension (when Jesus went up, body and soul, into Heaven). Forty days after Jesus rose from the dead He took his disciples up to a big hill and told them that he was going to send the Holy Spirit to them soon. Then He went up into the sky and disappeared behind …

Why did Jesus choose Disciples and Apostles for Himself? Jesus Chose them to be His friends! He sat with them and talked with them. He chose them to be with Him always and to teach them so that they become His witnesses and teach other people. “He who hears you hears Me…” (Luke 10:16). He chose them so that they …

On day Jesus took Peter, James, and John up onto a mountain to be alone. These disciples witnessed an amazing event. As they watched, Jesus transfigured, which means that he changed appearance.  His face shone like the sun and his clothes became as white as the light. Although they had been long dead, Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus and …

God promised his people in the old testament that he would raise them from the grave. In the new testament, Jesus raised His friend Lazarus from the dead. At the end of time, God will raise everyone from the dead. God does not like death. We all have to die because we are sinful, but God wants to raise us …

St Anastasia was from a noble family in the city of Constantinople. She was very beautiful and polite. Emperor Justin wanted to marry her as a second wife. She refused and told his wife. The empress sent her to Alexandria on a private ship, and built her convent outside the city and named it after her. When the emperor found …

It’s not always easy to tell you friends in school that you’re Christian and that you are different. Jesus himself said that it will not be easy but he is always with us. Many of our Coptic saints’ story tell of how Jesus always strengthens his children. St Demiana was borne in a Christian family. Her dad built her a …

When Archangel Gabriel told St. Mary that she is pregnant and that she is going to be the mother of Jesus, he also informed her that her cousin St. Elizabeth is also pregnant. Soon after, St. Mary decided to go see her cousin and help her out. St. Mary did not stop for a moment and think about herself and …

On August 1st (25th of Abib) we remember the departure of St. Thecla. She was from the city of Nicomedia; when St. Paul arrived in that city from Antioch, he stayed in Sefaros’ house. When she heard St Paul’s teaching, she looked out from the window to hear more of it because she loved it. Her parents got mad at …

Our Church celebrates the memory of the martyrdom of St Peter and St Paul on the 5th of Abib which is the 12th of July. We honor these two apostles on the same day even though they are very different. St Peter was among the first to be chosen by Jesus to follow Him, but St Paul was chosen after …