The oriental orthodox uniquely depicts the Holy Trinity from Christ as the Ancient of Days in the Book of Daniel. For we praise the Holy Trinity with the Angels “day and night they do not cease to say, ‘HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS… Continue reading The Holy Trinity
Do you want to work miracles also like the disciples? Be rid of transgressions and you have accomplished it. Yes, for sin is a great demon, beloved. And if you exterminate sin, you have performed a greater thing than they who drive out ten thousand demons. Saint John of Chrysostom the Golden Mouth
Saint Yared was born in Aksum in around 501 ad modern day Ethiopia. He composed various musical notions and authored multiple books on chants. “Almighty God wanted to establish sacred chants, as he was desirous of being praised upon earth, three Angels were sent from Paradise in the form of three birds to teach Yared… Continue reading Saint Yared the Aksumite
“It is amazing that religious people are shy of being religious while sinners are bold and daring in sinning and condemning spiritualities.” ~H.H Pope Shenouda
I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him;his dominion… Continue reading Christ in Majesty
“A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, ‘You are mad, you are not like us.” -Saint Anthony the Great
The only hope for mankind is the mystery of the incarnation. God took on human form in order to save us. Only Saint Mary is capable of playing the role of becoming God's mother. In the Holy Gospels, the angel is quoted as saying, "Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee:… Continue reading The Annunciation
He [or she] who lives virtuously cannot be injured by any hardship or be deprived of their inward pleasure. For being supported by favorable hopes, nothing will be able to throw [the Christian] into dejection. What is there that anyone can possibly do to cause the noble-minded Christian to become sorrowful? Take away his [or… Continue reading Striking at a Shadow
Saint Ephrem the Syrian is beloved and honored by all traditions of the church’s as a Holy Father, Doctor, Hermit and Deacon. He lived in the 4rd century and was ordained Deacon by Saint Basil, he refused any other episcopate offered by Saint Basil and chose to be a hermit. He made important contributions to… Continue reading Saint Ephrem the Syrian
Perhaps the most distinguished quality in love…is sacrifice. This is the big difference between love and lust: love always seek to give and lust always seek to take. H.H. Pope Shenouda III
Fathers in Iconography 