By Fr. Moses Samaan – Parish Priest from St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church, California, USA. The Agpeya or the seven canonical prayers started as early as the Apostolic age during the earliest days of Christianity. The believers received this spiritual practice from the head of the Alexandrine Church: St. Mark the Apostle, who was also the... Continue Reading →
The Necessity of Persistence in Prayer
By St Cyril of Alexandria - Sermon LXXVIII in his Commentary on the Gospel of St Luke Luke 11:5‐10. And He said to them, Who of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves: for my friend has come to me from... Continue Reading →