St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church
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Every year, the Church proclaims through the glorious Feast of the Resurrection that, two thousand years ago, the world was changed forever by a single event. The myrrh-bearing women came early in the morning to the burial site of their Teacher and saw that the tomb was empty. Christ triumphed over the power of death by […]
My brothers and sisters, today is the Sixth Sunday of the Great Holy Fast which is known also as the Sunday of the Man Born Blind. The gospel reading from John 9 told the familiar story of how our Lord Jesus Christ was returning from the Temple on the Sabbath day when He encountered a man who […]
Today, the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the Glorious Feast of the Annunciation of our Lord Jesus Christ’s birth to the Most Holy Theotokos Saint Mary. It is one of the great Feasts of our Lord because it commemorates a pivotal event in the Life of our Lord Jesus Christ, His conception of the Holy Spirit in […]
The Divine Liturgy is the greatest expression of our worship as Orthodox Christians. When we worship God in the Divine Liturgy, the heavenly and the earthly are united through our participation in the Divine Grace of the Mystery. The Liturgy is not simply something symbolic or a grand play for spectators to observe, but rather, it […]
On behalf of the priests, servants, and all the congregation, we wish you a blessed and fruitful Great Holy Fast this year. To help ensure these holy days are fruitful and beneficial, we offer the following spiritual resources from around the Internet. Articles Great Lent: Our Journey to meet our Heavenly Bridegroom by St. John Chrysostom […]
The Most Holy Theotokos occupies the most important place in the Orthodox Church next to Christ. We can see this very clearly in the liturgy, hymns, and even the architecture of any Orthodox Church. When you enter an Orthodox Church, for example, you are greeted immediately with an icon of St. Mary along with the […]
On Friday, January 14, 2011 (Tuba 6), the Coptic Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is one of the seven minor feasts of our Lord in which we remember that the Word of God Who gave us the Law subjected Himself to the same Law in order […]
In the Name of the Almighty God. On behalf of the parish community, I would like to congratulate all of you on the beginning of the Coptic month of Kiahk, which commences this Friday, December 10 and ends Saturday, January 8, 2011. Joy and Wonder During this month, we commemorate the events that led to the transformation […]
Abba John is numbered among the greatest of the Egyptian ascetics. “Kolobos” means “dwarf”, for he was of little stature. He came to Scetis with his brother Daniel and, with the greatest zeal, devoted himself to such asceticism that Daniel had to urge him to moderation. John was a disciple of St. Pambo, and was later […]
It reached my ears that, as it seems, you consider my sermons very strict and believe that today no one should think this way, no one should be living this way and therefore, no one should be teaching this way. “Times have changed!” How glad I was to hear this. This means that you listen carefully […]