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By admin, on March 18th, 2011
The Church celebrates the feast of the Cross on the 17th of Tout (27th or 28th of September), the day of the apparition of the Cross to the Emperor Constantine, and on the 10th of Baramhat (19th of March), the day when the Empress Helen found the wood of the Holy Cross. We . . . → Read More: The Feasts of the Cross – by H.H. Pope Shenouda III
By admin, on March 8th, 2011
On March 9, the Coptic Orthodox Church remembers the departure of the Great Pope (Papa, Ava) Kyrillos (Cyril) VI, the 116th Pope of Alexandria and successor of Saint Mark the Evangelist. He sat on the throne of Saint Mark for twelve years (1959-1971). Pope Kyrillos was a holy man of prayer who through . . . → Read More: Pope Kyrillos VI (Cyril VI): 116th Pope of Alexandria (1959-1971)
By admin, on March 1st, 2011
In celebration of the Feast of Departure of Pope Kyrillos VI (116th Pope of Alexandria), under the auspices of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III and the presence of His Grace Bishop Youssef (Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States) and the Reverend Fathers the priests of the region, St. . . . → Read More: Schedule for the Feast of Pope Kyrillos VI
By admin, on February 28th, 2011
St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church invites you to join us in prayers accompanied by kneeling as part of our personal prayer at home on the morning of every day of the Holy Great Lent for the year 2011:
O my Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who fasted for my sake, keep . . . → Read More: Prostrations & Readings for the Holy Great Lent 2011
By admin, on February 27th, 2011
Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, this holy period is specified for correction, purification, an enlightenment of our entire being, both physically and spiritually. Great Lent is considered the spring of our spiritual life, and for every soul that yearns for her Heavenly Bridegroom, this is considered “a honeymoon,” in which the . . . → Read More: The Holy Great Lent: A Joyful Journey
By admin, on February 14th, 2011
On the eighth day of the blessed month of Meshir, the Coptic Orthodox Church commemorates the presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ to the temple, a Jewish tradition of blessing, carried out forty days following a childs birth; and also a tradition the Coptic Orthodox Church follows in offering baptism to forty day . . . → Read More: Anna the Prophetess: A Wonderful Example to the Elderly
By admin, on February 13th, 2011
Jonah was an eighth century BC famous prophet from Gath-helper, a small Galilean town near Nazareth. Jonah the Prophet is famous for the well-known story about him and the diverse ways in which the Lord spoke to him. Most often, Jonah was spoken to in obscurity pertinent to his needs at the very . . . → Read More: Subtly, God Spoke to Jonah
By admin, on January 29th, 2011
Humility to virtues, it is often said, is like a root to a tree. A tree could not grow strong, bear fruit, or live a long life unless its roots are established deep in the ground. The branches of humility are modesty, unpretentiousness and respect. Therefore humility, defined as being free from pride, . . . → Read More: St. Anthony the Great: Wisdom Derived from Humility
By admin, on January 20th, 2011
In the thirteenth day of the blessed month of Tobe (January 21th), the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the miracle that our Lord Jesus Christ performed at the Wedding in Cana of Galilee. Cana was a town in Galilee northeast of Nazareth, where the Lord Jesus Christ miraculously turned water into wine at a . . . → Read More: The Feast of the Wedding in Cana of Galilee
By admin, on January 18th, 2011
“Who has given us, unworthy though we are, blessed purification through Holy water, and Divine sanctification through life-giving Chrismation, and who now also has been pleased to bring new life to your servant newly illuminated by water and the Spirit, and granted remission of sins-voluntary and involuntary.” (Old Prayer prayed by the priest . . . → Read More: Baptism: The Very Beginning of Eternal Life
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