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The word ‘Nauruz’ is a Persian derivative from the second century AD. It literally means new day, from nau new + ruz. The Persian New Year’s day is celebrated at the astronomical vernal equinox as a day of great festivity since it marks the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. . . . → Read More: The Nayrouz and Christian Testimony 
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness.” (2 Timothy 4:7,8) “Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” (Matthew 13:43) With . . . → Read More: 40 Days Memorial for Mr. Awad Ragheb 
Two thousand years have passed since the time of our Lord Jesus Christ on earth leaving behind much room for intellectualization as well as speculations; but above all casting a perpetual illumination on the type of life our dear Mother of God had led and the duties carried out by those “humble hands”. . . . → Read More: St. Mary, Mother of God: “Humble Hands” 
To write about the virtue of Simplicity is to write about St. Mary. Although many virtues found residence with the Mother of God, yet when it comes to Simplicity, St. Mary immediately stands conspicuous and a sole source of inspiration and reference. In the book the Songs of Songs we read There are . . . → Read More: St. Mary: An Icon of Simplicity 
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (2 . . . → Read More: Departure of Mr. Awad Ragheb 
Below are selected videos for our beloved father Pope Shenouda III. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCkGi4Yo70o httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uSEVLEsaTE httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAE1c3hlDMM httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7-kpTTtsfo httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynEM00uISKQ httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNqIoW8BzXA httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgLP-J9iq-w 
This video is a recorded message from Saint Mina Church in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to His Holiness Pope Shenouda III to congratulate him on the 37th anniversary of Pope Shenouda’s Accession to the See of Saint Mark. The video was recorded in 2008 in Hamilton. Our hope is . . . → Read More: A message from St. Mina Church in Hamilton to Pope Shenouda 
This video is a recorded message from His Holiness Pope Shenouda III to congratulate the congregation of Saint Mina Coptic Orthodox Church in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on the 10th anniversary of the consecration of the church by his blessed hands. The video was recorded in 2002 in Boston by our . . . → Read More: A Message from Pope Shenouda to the Church of St. Mina in Hamilton 
This is an article written by Father Metias Said Ibrahim that was published in El-Keraza Magazine on August 21st, 1998: In the past month of July, my family and I had the opportunity to visit our mother church in Egypt. It is there that I gained the blessings . . . → Read More: What I Learned from my Beloved Father 
It is with a heavy heart, my beloved, that we bid farewell to our beloved Shepherd and father, thrice in mercy: His Holiness Pope Shenouda the 3rd. The 117th pope of Alexandria, the successor of St. Mark the Evangelist, the head of the priests, the shepherd of shepherds, the 13th . . . → Read More: Memories with Pope Shenouda III |
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