The Lord Christ, during the period of His incarnation on earth, wandered about doing good, giving relief to the weary, curing sick people and driving out devils from the paralytic. He was a loving heart, compassionate to all. Let us learn from His example.
In His crucifixion, He relieved us from our sins, and from the sentence of death. After resurrection He relieved His disciples. He relieved Peter, who was heavily burdened by his conscience because of his previous denial of God; He relieved Thomas from his doubts; He relieved the whole Church by handing over the rules of faith to the apostles.
As for you, what are you doing to relieve others?(Read More.)
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Daily Verses from the Bible.
Luke 12:6-7
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
The Departure of the Upright St. Joseph, the Carpenter.
On the 2nd of August, the righteous man St. Joseph, the carpenter, who was worthy to be called the father of Christ in the flesh, departed at a good old age. The Holy Gospel bore witness that he was a righteous man, and God chose him to be betrothed to the all-pure, our lady, the Virgin St. Mary. When he finished his course, his strife, his toil in the journey together with the Lord and the Virgin Lady from Bethlehem to the land of Egypt (Read More.)
The Martyrdom of St. Marina, of Antioch.
On this day also, is the commemoration of the martyrdom of the blessed St. Marina, who overcame the Devil. She was one of the daughters of the nobles of Antioch. Her parents were pagan. When her mother died, her father sent her to a nanny to raise her, who was a Christian. She taught Marina the Faith of Christ. When Marina reached the age of fifteen years, her father died. One day she heard her nurse talking about the biography of the martyrs and what glory they receive in the Kingdom of Heaven. She longed to become a martyr in the Name of the Lord Christ
Born in Bethlehem of Judea, St. Joseph came from the royal lineage of King David. Both St. Luke and St. Matthew mark his descent from David, the greatest king of Israel (Matthew 1:1-16 and Luke 3:23-38). The Scriptures do not tell us why or when originally St. Joseph left Bethlehem and chose Nazareth to be his place of residence, but it tells us that he was a carpenter (Matthew 13:55). H.G. Bishop Youssef (Read More.)
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In celebrating the Feast of St. Joseph , our intercessor, you may watch one of Hisamaizing Miracle.
The Lord has given us many counsels and commandments to help us toward salvation. He has even given us a pattern of prayer, instructing us on how we are to pray. He has given us life, and with His accustomed generosity, He has also taught us how to pray. He has made it easy for us to be heard, as we pray to the Father in words taught us by the Son... Let us pray as God our Master has taught us. To ask the Father in words His Son has given us, to let Him hear the words of Christ ringing in His ears, is to make our prayer one of friendship, a family prayer.
(St. Cyprian, martyred Bishop of Carthage, 258) (Read More)
Our church congratulated our beloved Fr. Abraam kamal on his 10th Anniversary of Priesthood with prayers and flowers. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God"s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. (2 Corinthians 9:12)
June 19, 2010
Congratulations to Fr. Metias and the congregation of St. Mina in Hamilton for celebrating the 1st Divine Liturgy under the construction of the new building of the church. May God bless all the workers and the project.
June 13, 2010
We welcome our beloved Fr. Antonious Baki. He is the Hegoman of St. Mary and St. John Church in Zagazig. He prayed the Sunday Divine Liturgy for the first time in our church with Fr. Abraam and Fr. Youssef. .
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