Monday, February 8, 2010

Church News

Trip to St. Antony’s Monastery re-scheduled for February 6, 2010

Due to fore­casted rainy and windy weather con­di­tions at the monastery, the... 


Spiritual Trip and Retreat to St. Antony Monastery

St. Demi­ana Cop­tic Ortho­dox Church joy­fully announces a spir­i­tual trip... 


Ordination of the Blessed Servant Paul Samaan as an Archdeacon

With great joy, we announce and invite you to the ordi­na­tion of the blessed ser­vant... 


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Diocese News

Christians and the State: Comparing Russian and Egyptian Experiences” at Claremont Graduate University

On Wednesday, February 17, 2010, Claremont Graduate University School of Religion and... 


Pastoral Message of H.G. Bishop Serapion for the Preparatory Sunday of the Great Lent

On February 8, 2010, (1 Meshir 1726 A.M.) the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria... 


سلسلة محاضرات الصوم الكبير

يسعد مكتبة القديس أثاناسيوس والقديس كيرلس أن... 


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Spiritual Messages

On Riches and Discipleship

A rich young man approached our Lord Jesus Christ and asked a ques­tion: what shall I do to have eter­nal life? Our Lord responded to him and listed the com­mand­ments that lead to life: “‘Do not com­mit adul­tery,’ ‘Do not mur­der,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false wit­ness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father... [Read more]


Two Ways of Suffering

Peo­ple react quite dif­fer­ently when con­fronting suf­fer­ing. Some cry out in anger; oth­ers rebel in frus­tra­tion. Another might seek scape­goat to vent his frus­tra­tions. A fourth might instead aban­don the way of purity and right­eous­ness, and decide to live a life of plea­sure and lust, feel­ing almost jus­ti­fied to lust... [Read more]


Carrying our Cross through Love

For the past two Sun­days, the Gospel read­ings have related the Para­ble of the Sower. The Sower is God and the Seed is His Word, Jesus Christ, who has been planted in all of our hearts. The Cop­tic month of Hatour focuses on the com­ing of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, and this focus is to pre­pare us to cel­e­brate, next month, the... [Read more]


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