I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.
Fasting before communion
It is one of the very expressive church fasts that Orthodoxy requires of all believers (except the sick and children) every time they come to prayer.
Deviations in practices
Popular piety does not always agree with ecclesiastical piety. Therefore, the distortion must be straightened. I will mention some of our deviations: 1- The so-called
Sabinus of Egypt, the holy martyr
From one of the prominent families in Hermopolis on the Nile. He is famous for his activity in favor of Christianity. When it was a time of great persecution, during the days of Emperor Theocalcitems,
10:38-42 and 11:27-28 – Martha and Mary
10:38 And as they journeyed, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha received him into her house. 39And she had a sister called Mary, who
Part Three: Chapter Five: Ownership or the Promised Land
وصلنا في المرحلة السابقة إلى عتبة أرض الميعاد وننتقل الآن إلى مرحلة دخولها وقيام الملكية فيها. لقد مات موسى قبل
Peter Capitolius, the saint and martyr among the priests
Capitolias is a city in Trans-Jordan (close to the Jordanian city of Irbid). Accordingly, Peter was a priest enjoying all the privileges of exaltation
02:14-41 Peter's first sermon
Text: 14 Then Peter stood with the eleven and raised his voice and said to them, “You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known.”
Simeon the New Theologian, Saint and Righteous
Among the shining stars in the sky of the righteous saints, three are worthy of the title of “theologian”: Saint John the Evangelist, the disciple whom Jesus loved.