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By admin, on April 1st, 2011
On the eve of Baramhat 24 of the year 1684 A.M. which coincide with Tuesday, April 2nd, 1968 A.D., during the papacy of Pope Kyrellos VI, the hundred sixteenth Pope of Alexandria, our Lady and the pride of our faith started to transfigure in luminous spiritual forms in and around the domes . . . → Read More: The Apparition of Virgin Mary in Zeitoun
By admin, on March 25th, 2011
A unique man, words can not describe him. His saintly dedication to Christ is unparalleled. Others spent a life time enjoying the blessings of this saint. One who knew him well is His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the present patriarch and a great teacher of our generation. He was so moved by the . . . → Read More: The Life of Hegumen Fr. Mikhail Ibrahim (1899-1975)
By admin, on March 20th, 2011
He was born Samy Kamel in Sirrs-Alliaan, Menoufia, Egypt, in 1931. Raised in Damanhour Egypt, by two God-fearing parents, he received an early education for his age. He attended the school of Sciences, Alexandria University, and graduated with Honours in his ‘Bachelor of Science’ degree in 1951.
While working as a . . . → Read More: The Life of Hegumen Fr. Pishoy Kamel (1931-1979)
By admin, on March 18th, 2011
The Church celebrates the feast of the Cross on the 17th of Tout (27th or 28th of September), the day of the apparition of the Cross to the Emperor Constantine, and on the 10th of Baramhat (19th of March), the day when the Empress Helen found the wood of the Holy Cross. We . . . → Read More: The Feasts of the Cross – by H.H. Pope Shenouda III
By admin, on March 8th, 2011
On March 9, the Coptic Orthodox Church remembers the departure of the Great Pope (Papa, Ava) Kyrillos (Cyril) VI, the 116th Pope of Alexandria and successor of Saint Mark the Evangelist. He sat on the throne of Saint Mark for twelve years (1959-1971). Pope Kyrillos was a holy man of prayer who through . . . → Read More: Pope Kyrillos VI (Cyril VI): 116th Pope of Alexandria (1959-1971)
By admin, on March 1st, 2011
In celebration of the Feast of Departure of Pope Kyrillos VI (116th Pope of Alexandria), under the auspices of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III and the presence of His Grace Bishop Youssef (Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States) and the Reverend Fathers the priests of the region, St. . . . → Read More: Schedule for the Feast of Pope Kyrillos VI
By admin, on February 28th, 2011
St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church invites you to join us in prayers accompanied by kneeling as part of our personal prayer at home on the morning of every day of the Holy Great Lent for the year 2011:
O my Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who fasted for my sake, keep . . . → Read More: Prostrations & Readings for the Holy Great Lent 2011
By admin, on February 27th, 2011
Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, this holy period is specified for correction, purification, an enlightenment of our entire being, both physically and spiritually. Great Lent is considered the spring of our spiritual life, and for every soul that yearns for her Heavenly Bridegroom, this is considered “a honeymoon,” in which the . . . → Read More: The Holy Great Lent: A Joyful Journey
By admin, on February 14th, 2011
On the eighth day of the blessed month of Meshir, the Coptic Orthodox Church commemorates the presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ to the temple, a Jewish tradition of blessing, carried out forty days following a childs birth; and also a tradition the Coptic Orthodox Church follows in offering baptism to forty day . . . → Read More: Anna the Prophetess: A Wonderful Example to the Elderly
By admin, on February 13th, 2011
Jonah was an eighth century BC famous prophet from Gath-helper, a small Galilean town near Nazareth. Jonah the Prophet is famous for the well-known story about him and the diverse ways in which the Lord spoke to him. Most often, Jonah was spoken to in obscurity pertinent to his needs at the very . . . → Read More: Subtly, God Spoke to Jonah
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