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By admin, on December 31st, 2010
As we begin a New Year, here are some simple meditations to keep before our eyes and reflect upon in our hearts at all times.
Remember your weakness, then you will be more cautious and you will not submit to the thoughts of pride and false glory which . . . → Read More: Always Remember – by Pope Shenouda III
By admin, on December 11th, 2010
This is a really nice hymn called “Your love embraced me” or سبانى حُبك. This hymn is usually said during the Kiahk Praises. Below is an English translation of the hymn followed by a pdf file of this hymn in English and Arabic.
R: Your love embraced me .. O’ pride . . . → Read More: Your love embraced me!
By admin, on December 11th, 2010
This is a a video recording of the Kiahk Praises, recorded on Wednesday, December 12th, 2001 in St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church in El-Zeitoun, Cairo, Egypt, in the presence of His Grace Bishop Youannes (John), Assistant Bishop and Patriarchal Secretary for His Holiness Pope Shenouda III.
This is a very nice . . . → Read More: Kiahk Praises Video – Bishop Youannes
By admin, on December 8th, 2010
The praise of Kiahk (also called “7 and 4”) on the Eve of Sunday is the praise of every eve of Sunday all year, since Sunday is the day of the Resurrection when the Church stays awake until daybreak. Eventually, it contacts the dawn of eternity, whose sun never leaves, because the . . . → Read More: The Praises of Kiahk – by Fr. Pishoy Kamel
By admin, on December 3rd, 2010
Philopateer was born in 225 A.D. of pagan parents in the city of Eskentos in Cappadocia in Eastern Asia Minor (a region of the ancient world that corresponds to modern day Turkey). The name Philopateer is a greek word that means lover of the father. (Pateer = father, Philo = love). The conversion of . . . → Read More: St. Philopateer Mercurius (Abu Sefein)
By admin, on November 25th, 2010
Saint John Chrysostom is ranked among the greatest fathers of the church. His gifts of eloquence of speech, fluency of languages, in-depth writings and interpretations, as well as his piety and courageous spiritual nature have made the greatness of this saint legendary.
Saint John Chrysostom was born in Syria in . . . → Read More: Saint John Chrysostom: Golden from Youth
By admin, on November 24th, 2010
St. Mina’s Coptic Orthodox Church of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada congratulates her beloved Fr. Metias Said Ibrahim on his 27th Anniversary of Priesthood.
Fr. Metias was ordained to the Holy Priesthood on November 25th, 1983 by His Grace the late Bishop Yoannis (John) of the Gharbia (Western) Diocese in Egypt. He served . . . → Read More: The 27th Anniversary of Priesthood of Fr. Metias Ibrahim
By admin, on November 23rd, 2010
The Coptic Orthodox Christian Church commemorates the lives of the saints in Her Tradition through the Divine Liturgy, the praises services, the Difnar, and the Synexarium. The commemoration of the saints is important in the Orthodox Church because the saints reflected Christ’s light in the world. Many Orthodox believers develop a personal relationship . . . → Read More: St. Mina the Wonder-Worker
By admin, on November 14th, 2010
In celebration of the Feast of the Martyrdom of Saint Mina the Wonder-Worker, under the auspices of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III and the presence of the Reverend Fathers the priests of the region, St. Mina’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Hamilton would like to invite you to a spiritual revival in the period . . . → Read More: St. Mina’s Spiritual Revival
By admin, on November 13th, 2010
St. Mina’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Hamilton congratulates her beloved father, the Shepherd of Shepherds, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, Pope and Lord Archbishop of the Great City of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Orthodox and Apostolic Throne of Saint Mark the Evangelist and Holy Apostle that is, in . . . → Read More: The 39th Anniversary of Pope Shenouda’s Accession to the See of St. Mark
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