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Saint Pishoy the Great is the founder of the monastery called after his name in Wadi El-Natroun. His name is “Pishoy” in Coptic, the equivalent of “Sammy”, meaning just. In French his name is St. Paisious, and the church mentions him in the liturgy as “The Perfect Man, the Beloved by our Good . . . → Read More: St. Pishoy: the Perfect Man 
On this day, the two great saints Peter and Paul, were martyred. Peter was from Bethsaida, and he was a fisherman. The Lord chose him on the second day of His baptism after He chose Andrew his brother. He had fervent faith and strong zeal. When the Lord asked His disciples: “Who do . . . → Read More: The Feast of the Apsotles 
Saint Moses the Strong was martyred on the twenty-fourth day of the Coptic month Paona (July 1st). St. Moses was born about 332 AD. In his youth, he was the slave of a high government official who could not tolerate St. Moses dishonesty and violence. It was even said that St. . . . → Read More: St. Moses the Strong 
The Lord Jesus Christ promises us, “He who believes in Me, the works that I do he will also do, and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” (John 14:12) The ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ was one of numerous occurrences of healings of “all kinds . . . → Read More: St. Mina: Blessed With the Gift of Healing 
The honored Archangel, Michael, is the head of the hosts of heaven, who stands at all times before the great throne of God, interceding on behalf of the human race. Joshua, the son of Nun, saw him in great glory and was frightened by him and fell on his face to . . . → Read More: The Commemoration of the Honored Archangel Michael 
The Church celebrates the Feast of our Lord’s Entry into Egypt o n the 24th day of the month of Pashons (June 1st). This feast is among the Seven Minor Feasts of the Lord. As the Holy Family entered the land of Egypt, St. Mary the Virgin mother carried the child Jesus in . . . → Read More: Feast of Entrance into Egypt – by Bishop Dimetrius 
One of the Seven Major Feasts of the Lord is the descending of the Holy Spirit on the disciples, known as Pentecost Day (Fiftieth day). On this day, the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples as tongues of fire, through which they were able to speak in different tongues and preach the news . . . → Read More: Feast of Pentecost: The Birth of the Church 
We celebrate two great feasts on a Thursday. The first great feast of the Lord is Great Thursday of the Holy Pascha, on which the Lord gave us the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. The second is the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord into Heaven, after He spent forty days with . . . → Read More: The Holy Feast of Ascension – by Pope Shenouda III 
Saint Mark is considered to be the founder of the Coptic Orthodox Church. He is one of the Seventy Apostles appointed by our Lord (Mark 10:10), and one of the four Evangelists. He is regarded as the first of the unbroken chain of 117 patriarchs of the Coptic Church, and the first of . . . → Read More: St. Mark: The Great Martyr, Apsotle and Evangelist 
St. George was born around 280 A.D. of a wealthy Christian family of noble origin in a the city of Capadocia in Asia Minor (a region of the ancient world that corresponds to modern day Turkey). St. George’s father, Anastasios, was martyred for being a Christian by the Roman Governor when our saint was . . . → Read More: St. George: The Prince of Martyrs |
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