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Selected Videos for Our Father Pope Shenouda III

Below are selected videos for our beloved father Pope Shenouda III.

A message from St. Mina Church in Hamilton to Pope Shenouda

This video is a recorded message from Saint Mina Church in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to His Holiness Pope Shenouda III to congratulate him on the 37th anniversary of Pope Shenouda’s Accession to the See of Saint Mark. The video was recorded in 2008 in Hamilton.

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A Message from Pope Shenouda to the Church of St. Mina in Hamilton

This video is a recorded message from His Holiness Pope Shenouda III to congratulate the congregation of Saint Mina Coptic Orthodox Church in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on the 10th anniversary of the consecration of the church by his blessed hands. The video was recorded in 2002 in Boston by our . . . → Read More: A Message from Pope Shenouda to the Church of St. Mina in Hamilton

What I Learned from my Beloved Father

This is an article written by Father Metias Said Ibrahim that was published in El-Keraza Magazine on August 21st, 1998:

In the past month of July, my family and I had the opportunity to visit our mother church in Egypt. It is there that I gained the blessings . . . → Read More: What I Learned from my Beloved Father

Memories with Pope Shenouda III

It is with a heavy heart, my beloved, that we bid farewell to our beloved Shepherd and father, thrice in mercy: His Holiness Pope Shenouda the 3rd. The 117th pope of Alexandria, the successor of St. Mark the Evangelist, the head of the priests, the shepherd of shepherds, the 13th . . . → Read More: Memories with Pope Shenouda III

Memories with Pope Shenouda – in Pictures!

Welcoming Pope Shenouda III during his visit to attend the 100 years anniversary of Virgin Mary Church in Elsagha, Tanta, Egypt – 1975. In the picture, the Late Bishop Youannes of Gharbia and Father Metias (a deacon in that time) holding the Service of the Deacons Book. Welcoming Pope Shenouda III during his visit to attend the 100 years anniversary of Virgin Mary Church in Elsagha, Tanta, Egypt – 1975. In the picture, Father Metias (a deacon in that time) on the left of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III. In front of the the Papal Residence in St. Bishoy Monastery, Wadi El-Natrun, Egypt with our beloved father the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III – 1990. In the picture, His Grace Bishop Paula and Father Metias beside him. In front of the the Papal Residence in St. Bishoy Monastery, Wadi El-Natrun, Egypt with our beloved father the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III – 1990. In the picture, His Grace Bishop Paula and Father Metias beside him. Father Metias with our beloved father the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III in the Papal Residence in St. Bishoy Monastery, Wadi El-Natrun, Egypt – 1994. Our beloved father the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III in the Papal Residence in St. Bishoy Monastery, Wadi El-Natrun, Egypt – 1994. Father Metias with our beloved father the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III in the Papal Residence in Cairo, Egypt – July 20, 1996. The family of Father Metias with our beloved father the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III in the Papal Residence in St. Bishoy Monastery, Wadi El-Natrun, Egypt – 1998. The family of Father Metias with our beloved father the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III in the Papal Residence in St. Bishoy Monastery, Wadi El-Natrun, Egypt – 1998. Father Metias with our beloved father the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III in Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada – 1999. Father Metias with our beloved father the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III during the Annual Coptic Clergy Seminar at the Virgin Mary Spiritual Vineyard in Boston, USA – 2002. In the picture, Father Moses Matar (St. Mary and St. Abraam, Ajax). Father Metias with our beloved father the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III during the Annual Coptic Clergy Seminar at the Virgin Mary Spiritual Vineyard in Boston, USA – August 3, 2010. During the meeting, Father Metias updated Sayedna about the latest news on the new church project progress which was about to be completed very soon (at that time). Father Metias also invited Sayedna to concecrate the new church once the project is completed. Father Metias with our beloved father the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III in the Papal Residence in Cleveland, USA – May 26, 2011. Father Metias with our beloved father the Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III in the Papal Residence in Cleveland, USA – May 26, 2011. In the picture, Father Moses Matar (St. Mary and St. Abraam, Ajax) and Father Morcos Hanna (Archangel Michael and St. Tekla, Brampton).

A tribute to my dearly beloved and missed father His Holiness Pope Shenouda III

It is very difficult and painful for us to say farewell to our beloved father and shepherd the thrice-blessed POPE SHENOUDA III, the 117th Pope, Patriarch and Archbishop of the great city of Alexandria, the Successor of the Apostle Saint Mark the Evangelist, the Shepherd of the Shepherds, the thirteenth . . . → Read More: A tribute to my dearly beloved and missed father His Holiness Pope Shenouda III

Pope Shenouda III: Lived His Eternity

March 17, 2012 is the day of Heavenly Departure of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

“As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for . . . → Read More: Pope Shenouda III: Lived His Eternity

The Holy Great Fast and Spiritual Discipline

“The true fast is that in which sins, anger, tongue, and instincts are under control.” — St. Basil the Great.

The Holy Great Fast is often referred to as “The Spring of Our Spiritual Life”. Spring being the most beautiful season of the year and a time of spiritual renewal.

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Jonah – “The Lord, his God”

“Where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into Heaven, You are there; if I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me” (Psalm 139:7-10).

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