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 →
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 →
By Fr. Moses Samaan – Parish Priest from St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church, California, USA. As Orthodox Christians, our departed loved ones are never far from our minds and the consciousness of the Holy Church. From the very beginning, the Church established special prayers and memorials for the repose of their souls, a practice which stems... Continue Reading →
By Paul Hanna, Epsaltos at St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Bexley, Australia. The Prosperity Gospel is preached by famous people like Joel Osteen. It is the idea that if you follow God you will be blessed with material wealth and that riches are a sign of God’s blessing. It has recently become... Continue Reading →
The following is a joint post by Paul Hanna (Epsaltos) and Bishoy Sharobim (Sub-Deacon). Bishoy supplied the content for the article and Paul Hanna assisted with editing the text. Introduction The Sunday service of the Orthodox Church is termed the Divine Liturgy. Liturgy means ‘work of the people’ and so the people participate in the... Continue Reading →
By Paul Hanna, Epsaltos at St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Bexley, Australia. The quickest way to become frustrated with the Church is to judge it against our expectations. This judgement immediately brings to light the many flaws in our communities. It is a brief step from this to questioning the Holiness of... Continue Reading →
By an Anonymous Coptic Orthodox Christian (Article written in December 2018) In the First Apology (Defence) of St Justin Martyr, we find a very early witness of the Early Churches’ practice of Baptism, and the Liturgical gathering in which they partook of the Eucharist (Holy Communion). St Justin was born in 100AD and died at... Continue Reading →
By an Anonymous Coptic Orthodox Christian (Article written in November 2018) At the end of this article you will find a link to an Epistle by St Ignatius of Antioch to the Smyrnaeans (it’s a short Epistle that takes about 15 minutes to read). Tradition asserts St Ignatius was a disciple of St John the... Continue Reading →
By Fr. Gabriel Wissa - Parish Priest from St. George & St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church, Montreal, Canada. What makes baptism so essential for my salvation? To be able to answer such questions we have to go back to the time of Adam and Eve and see what happened there. God created Adam and Eve,... Continue Reading →
By H.G. Bishop Angaelos – Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London. If something is going to change in the Church, it will be changed through the prayers and decision of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III and the Holy Synod. This safeguard is a good thing; if we want to change things, they can be discussed and... Continue Reading →
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