He also said: “If we loved God as we love our friends, we would be blessed, because I saw someone who grieved his friend, and he did not find peace until […]
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They mentioned about one of the brothers that he was next door to a distinguished sheikh, so he used to enter his cell every day and steal what he found.
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There was a man named Dakias who lived in a mountain in Jerusalem. He did not pray with anyone at all, and suddenly he dared to serve the Mass.
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Question: “Tell me, Father, how a person monitors his heart, how he fights against Satan, and whether he should block the entrance to speech.”
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Abba Sissawis Al-Saidi: It was said about him that he was living in Ghaydah, and another old man was sick in Al-Siq, and when he heard that, he was sad, because
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One of the brothers visited Father Silvanus at Mount Sinai, and when he saw the brothers devoted to work, he said to the sheikh: “Do not work for stale food.”
It was said that they were seven brothers from the same family. All of them became Scetis monks. When the Berbers came and destroyed the Sqit in the first batch,
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History of Fasting: Introduction Fasting is a human phenomenon that has been associated with all religions. Its forms and concepts are as diverse as these religions. And in Christianity it occupies
The prayer, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” This is the “Kinonicon” (το κοινωνικόν), that is, the hymn in preparation for the “Kinonia” κοινωνία - Communion. Her frequency
1- Introduction Before I start presenting this debate with this great man “Father Theonas”, I think it is best to
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The sin of gluttony and not eating! God created man to work in heaven (Genesis 2:15), not to bow down with all his physical and psychological being beneath
نشرت مكتبة المشرق سلسلة “التراث السرياني” جاء فيها: 2. د. بولس الفغالي: أفراهاط الحكيم الفارسي، 1986. المقالة الأولى عن الإيمان
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