I Am He

English Version : Commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke by St. Cyril Patriarch of Alexandria, Translated by R.Payne Smith published by Studion Publishers, INC. 1983  Arabic Version   تفسير أنجيل لوقا للقديس كيرلس السكندرى - الناشر: مؤسسة القديس أنطونيوس - المركز الأرثوذكسي للدراسات الآبائيه - ترجمة د/ نصحي عبد الشهيد 2007 م 

Excerpts from Kiahk Psalmody (Part2) Swimming more in Kiahk Psalmody will reflect how the composer of our Coptic Psalies were very acquainted with the prefiguration of the Theotokos in the Old Testament and how they saw the reality in the New Testament, let me introduce you to some verses the first Psali for Friday Theotokia : “For you are the birth giver of God, the Mother of the True light, for from you has shone forth us, The Sun of righteousness (Malachi 4:2) The Master, the King of the ages, the true Queen ( Ps. 45:8-11) gave birth to Him, with healing in His Wings (Malachi 4:2), for He is the Creator. Therefore, we dedicate a feast, with praises, we exalt Him, He took what is ours, and gave us what is His. (repeated verse in the writing of Irenaeus, Athanasius, Cyril ) Let us gather at all times, to glorify you, O full of glory, for you are beyond understanding, who can declare your honor. This is the city of the King ( Ps. 48:1; 87:3; Heb. 12:22; Ps. 9:7, 10) S...

Benefiting from the Nativity Fast (part1) As our Church prepares us for the great mystery of Incarnation, so we should use this time of the year wisely to live this season. As Fr. Athanasius Farag would recommend, you should be reading the following books: 1-       On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius 2-       The apostolic preaching by Irenaeus 3-       The Scandal of the Incarnation: Irenaeus Against the Heresies 4-       Scholia on the incarnation of the Only-Begotten by St. Cyril of Alexandria Also the book of Keyhak ( Coptic month) Psalmody contains beautiful Coptic Epsalies and exegesis, I encourage you to go through the parts which are not familiar, like Psalies before  the canticle, exegesis after the canticle,   let me share with you some of these hidden treasure  The exegesis (Tarh in Arabic) on the first hoo...