The sixth Easter message
Easter on April 7, 334 AD. The concept of Eid, my beloved ones... God has brought us once again to the Eid season, and through His love […]
The fifth Easter message
عيد القيامة في 15 أبريل 333م لتستنير أذهانكم بنور الرب أخوتي…. إننا ننتقل هكذا من أعياد إلى أعياد، ونسير من
The fourth Easter message
Easter 7 Baramuda 48(1) / April 2, 332 AD (This letter was sent from the imperial court by a soldier(2))
The first Easter message
Easter on April 6, 329 AD. This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us go, my beloved, for time is calling us to
Blessed Augustine's commentary on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 6:16-34
Fasting and Purity of Heart 40 The commandment concerning fasting also refers to purity of heart, which is the subject of our discussion. For when we fast, we should
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Sermon Twenty-Four: The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7:21-29
23. Words and Actions “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father.”
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Sermon Twenty: The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 6:16-23
13. Fasting 1. “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to appear to people as fasting” [v. 16] Good here.
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Explanation of the second chapter of the Gospel of Mark
Healing of the paralytic in Capernaum: “1 Then he entered Capernaum again after a few days, and it was heard that he was in a house. 2 And immediately many gathered together, so that
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Our father Sheikh Yacoub, head of the Monastery of David the Righteous
1- The Sheikh’s lineage and his childhood years. Asia Minor, which gave birth to many saints in our church, is the homeland of Father Jacob. He was born in
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John Damascene
Mansour ibn Sarjun, the name of Saint John, was born around the year 655 AD in Damascus, the capital of the Umayyads at that time, from an ancient family.
Hippolytus the Martyr, Bishop of Rome
We know only a little information about the life of Saint Hippolytus of Rome, who was martyred around the year 235. We cannot determine a date.
Nikon, the righteous martyr, and his 199 companions, the martyrs
Most likely, he is from Naples, Italy, although there are those who suggest that he is from Caesarea Palestine. His father was a pagan, and his mother was a pagan
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