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We celebrate two great feasts on a Thursday. The first great feast of the Lord is Great Thursday of the Holy Pascha, on which the Lord gave us the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. The second is the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord into Heaven, after He spent forty days with . . . → Read More: The Holy Feast of Ascension – by Pope Shenouda III 
Saint Mark is considered to be the founder of the Coptic Orthodox Church. He is one of the Seventy Apostles appointed by our Lord (Mark 10:10), and one of the four Evangelists. He is regarded as the first of the unbroken chain of 117 patriarchs of the Coptic Church, and the first of . . . → Read More: St. Mark: The Great Martyr, Apsotle and Evangelist 
St. George was born around 280 A.D. of a wealthy Christian family of noble origin in a the city of Capadocia in Asia Minor (a region of the ancient world that corresponds to modern day Turkey). St. George’s father, Anastasios, was martyred for being a Christian by the Roman Governor when our saint was . . . → Read More: St. George: The Prince of Martyrs 
Joy in the Lord The period of the Fifty Holy Days is a special period in the ecclesiastical cycle. The prominent feature of this period is joy. The Church prays with a festal tune in all Her liturgies and prayers, including the funerals. During this period, the Church lives the life . . . → Read More: The Holy Fifty Days – by Bishop Serapion 
“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.” (Colossians 3:1) My Beloved Brethren, Christ is Risen. He is Risen indeed. On this glorious day, as we commemorate the blessed Resurrection of our Lord Jesus . . . → Read More: The Holy Resurrection – by Bishop Youssef 
My beloved sons in the lands of immigration, priests and congregation. Peace and grace from Our Lord, hoping that God may bless your lives and sanctify them and may every work that you do be successful. We thank God Who granted us to complete this Holy Pascha in peace and has . . . → Read More: Papal Easter Message 2010 |
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