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I Wonder What kind of Child will this be ?: St Shenouda Press Blog

The fourth Sunday of Kiahk

BlogJanuary 3, 202253Views 0Likes 0Comments

I Wonder What kind of Child will this be ? (Luke 1:57-80) In the previous three Sundays, we heard of the silence of St. Mary and of her dialogue and works of ministry, but now that the feast of the nativity of the Lord Christ draws near, the church offers to us the birth of John…

Third Sunday of Kiahk

BlogDecember 27, 202171Views 0Likes 0Comments

Ministry with Joy in the Lord The Lord Christ did not choose St. Mary among the disciples or the seventy apostles, yet she was an amazing and effective example in applying the practical ministry. In her silence, she did not tell her betrothed St. Joseph about the annunciation of the angel Gabriel, and she did…

Second Sunday of Kiahk

BlogDecember 19, 202183Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Holy Dialogue with the Child of the Manger (Luke 1: 26-38) In the first Sunday of the month of Kiahk, we saw how St. Mary exemplified the holy silence since her childhood and how the Lord permitted the silence of Zachariah the priest to focus on the study of the Holy Bible and the…

First Sunday of Kiahk

BlogDecember 13, 2021124Views 0Likes 0Comments

Holy Silence and Private Dialogue with the Lord By: Fr Tadros Malaty When the month of Kiahk begins, what is occupying the believers’ minds is the vigilance in the praises of “seven and four, where everyone smells the aromas of the meeting with the saviour of mankind through the praises of the heart and mind. This…

The Kiahk Praises

BlogDecember 8, 2021278Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Praise of Seven and Four (The Praise of the month of Kiahk) By: Fr Tadros Malaty The month of Kiahk is a holy month, the Coptic Church focuses on it, because it is the month of praise that prepares us to celebrate the glorious birth (Kiahk 29). It is renowned for a special praise…

The Power of Prayer

BlogSeptember 10, 2021211Views 0Likes 0Comments

“For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20 The Power of Prayer By: Fr Anthony St Shenouda The last few days has been a great testament to the power of prayer. Prayer that works miracles prayer that changes people’s lives. Thousands…

Miricle of the Melting Iron (Blog): By Fr Antony St Shenouda

The Commemoration of the Miracle of Melting the Iron in the City of Bartus by the Prayers of the Virgin St. Mary

BlogJuly 21, 2021191Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Commemoration of the Miracle of Melting the Iron in the City of Bartus by the Prayers of the Virgin St. Mary "28 June -21 Baouna" By: Fr Anthony St Shenouda After the coming down of the Holy Spirit on the disciples, they spread to preach the kingdom of God. St Matthias the apostle…

Create a Pure Heart in me O God

BlogJuly 12, 202198Views 0Likes 0Comments

Create a Pure Heart in me O God By Fr Anthony St Shenouda Among the many themes that St John Cassian discusses with the desert fathers in his conference, is the theme of the attaining a pure heart. In his first conference titled “on the purpose and goal of the monk” he asks the ultimate…

Holy Fools

BlogJuly 12, 2021270Views 0Likes 0Comments

Holy Fools By Fr Anthony St Shenouda “If virtue is revealed it is snatched by the demon of vain glory” -St Abd el Masih el Manahry In the Orthodox Church we have a number of Category of saints, for example we have martyrs, military martyrs, bishops, monks, nuns, lay reformers. Yet a very obscure category…

Remembrance of Death: St Shenouda Press Blog

The Remembrance of Death

BlogJuly 12, 2021190Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Remembrance of Death By Fr Antony St Shenouda Every good and beloved soul… when it has been released by death from the body with which it was united… immediately experiences the joy and pleasure which it shall enjoy in full measure in the future… and though immediately after death the enjoyment is small, after…

Marriage or Monasticism?

BlogJuly 11, 2021236Views 0Likes 0Comments

Marriage or Monasticism? By: Fr Anthony St Shenouda The question marriage or monasticism separates monastic virtues from Christian life. It makes out monasticism and marriage as two opposing direction, were if you are a monk you have to fast, lead an ascetic life and obedience, but for a married person he does not have to…

Do You Love Me?

BlogJuly 11, 2021185Views 0Likes 0Comments

Do You Love Me? Tend my Sheep By: Fr Anthony St Shenouda “So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter ‘Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?’” (Jn 21:15-17) After Christ’s resurrection, He appeared to His disciples not only to confirm his resurrection to them but also to…

Compunction

BlogJuly 11, 2021161Views 0Likes 0Comments

Compunction By Fr Anthony St Shenouda Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted (Matt 5:4) Compunction (or in Greek panthos, means sadness or mourning) repeatedly appears in the monastic literature. Many monastic fathers even advised it as a way of life. Abba Poemen once saw a woman grieving over her husbands’ tomb,…

Repetition in Prayer

BlogJuly 11, 2021200Views 0Likes 0Comments

Repetition in Prayer By Fr Anthony St Shenouda A common problem that Orthodox Christians face is distraction during Prayer. One of the reasons for such distractions is usually the fact that it seems we are doing the same prayers. The Agbia with the same psalms daily, the weekly liturgy and for some daily and the…