“On high is His body, here below with us is His Spirit. And so we have His token on high, that is His body, which He received from us, and here below we have His Spirit with us. Heaven received the Holy Body, and the earth accepted the Holy Spirit. Christ came and sent the… Continue reading Ascension of Jesus Christ
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The Glorious Resurrection
O Death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory?Christ is risen, and you are overthrown!Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen!Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice!Christ is risen, and life reigns!Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in the grave! – St. John Chrysostom Coptic Syriac Coptic Coptic Armenian… Continue reading The Glorious Resurrection
The Last Supper
Holy Thursday is the day that Judas Iscariot betrays Jesus and on which the Last Supper, during which Jesus gathers his Apostles to tell them about the Mystery of Holy Communion and how to live their lives ever after in humility, takes place. And This Holy day is Today! Coptic Ethi/Eri Armenian  Syriac Coptic Ethiopian Ethiopian
Nativity of Our Lord!
Today the January 7th, we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. A feast day is about to arrive, and it is the most holy and awesome of all feasts. It would be no mistake to call it the chief and mother of all holy days. What feast is that? It is the day… Continue reading Nativity of Our Lord!
St.Stephen The First Marytr
St. Stephen, the Apostle, Archdeacon and Protomartyr. This holy man, as the Book of the Acts of the Apostles testifieth, was full of grace, and of the Holy Spirit, and of power, and he used to perform signs and miracles among the people. And the Jews were envious of him, and they seized him. Setting… Continue reading St.Stephen The First Marytr
St. Augustine & St. Monica
St. Augustine of Hippo, born in 354 AD in North Africa, had a pagan father and a devoutly Christian mother, St. Monica. In his youth, he drifted away from his mother's Christian influence, pursuing secular education, a career, and social acceptance. Despite this, St. Monica fervently prayed for her son. At the age of 33,… Continue reading St. Augustine & St. Monica
St. George The Prince of Martyer’s
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( Turkey). he abandoned the pleasures of this world, distributed his possessions among the poor, and set his slaves and maidservents free. When the Roman Emperor made edict against the Christian, they… Continue reading St. George The Prince of Martyer’s
St. Peter the Apostle
Saint Peter was the disciple of Jesus Christ, he is recognized by all churches as first among equals from the 12 apostles. St. Peter was the first one who confessed the Divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Consequently he was famously given the Keys of Heaven. However, he denied the Lord Jesus Christ three times… Continue reading St. Peter the Apostle
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“O sinner, be not discouraged.” Saint Basil The Great
Micheal the Archangel
Saint Michael is one of the seven Arch angels who stand before God, and is honored for defeating the Devil and his angles in heaven after they rebelled against God (Rev.12:7-9). When the faithful falls in Satan’s temptation, they call the name of this angle and are always victorious over him. Ethio/Eri Syriac Coptic Coptic… Continue reading Micheal the Archangel
Fathers in Iconography 