I Am He

Thanks to the FB Page of "Those who love Anba Athanasius Metropolitan of Beni Suef and Bahnasa" ( Arabic Page for providing me with the Arabic wording for this hymn for this great teacher and scholar Metropolitan Athanasius  Tranlsation  Hymn “Through The Cross” [1] by  Late Metropolitan Athanasuis of Beni Suef. [2] Through the Cross my Lord Redeemed me … Through His Resurrection, He raised me and gave me life Through the Cross He restored to me my entity… He opened to me the door of the paradise Come let us see visibly… Our God in the human nature Loving, kind, maker of good… He broke from us the trap pf the Satan. He wore the nature of the sons of Adam… and became a sacrifice for the world He saved by his Cross all transgressions … he removed from us all verdicts Through the Cross we reconciled with the Father … And the Son opened before us the door After the hostility we became lovers… the reconciliation happened and the dividing wall was

Special Thanks to Donna Rizk  Moses, called the Robber or the Negro, was a released slave who lived as a robber in Nitria; late in life he became a monk and was trained by Isidore the Priest. He was ordained priest and became one of the great fathers of Scetis. On the advice of Macarius he retired to Petra; he was martyred with seven others by barbarian invaders. 1-       It happened that Abba Moses was struggling with the temptation of fornication. Unable to stay any longer in the cell, he went and told Abba Isidore. The old man exhorted him to return to his cell. But he refused, saying, 'Abba, I cannot.' Then Abba Isidore took Moses out onto the terrace and said to him, 'Look towards the west.' He looked and saw hordes of demons flying about and mak­ing a noise before launching an attack. Then Abba Isidore said to him, 'Look towards the east.' He turned and saw an innumerable multitude of holy angels shining with glory. Abba Isidore said, 'See, t

Explanation of the Kneeling Prayers (“Salaat el Sagda”) on the Feast of the Pentecost by Fr. Bishoy Lamie Mikhail June 8, 2014   Every year on the Feast of the Pentecost, the Coptic Orthodox Church practices “Salaat el Sagda,” or, the “Kneeling Prayer,” in the evening. This important prayer has a deep meaning, as it explains for us the important role of the descent of the Holy Spirit in our salvation and life as a church. “In the Old Testament Pentecost was the feast which occurred fifty days after Passover. As the Passover feast celebrated the exodus of the Israelites from the slavery of Egypt, so Pentecost celebrated God’s gift of the ten commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai. In the new covenant of the Messiah, the Passover event takes on its new meaning as the celebration of Christ’s death and resurrection, the “exodus” of men from this sinful world to the Kingdom of God. And in the New Testament as well, the Pentecostal feast is fulfilled and made new by the coming of the

I Am He: No Parties for Priests and Bishops : Pope Francis wrote to the 19 men who are chosen to be elevated to the rank of Cardinals, the following  (Source  http://uk.reuters.com...

Pope Francis wrote to the 19 men who are chosen to be elevated to the rank of Cardinals, the following  (Source  http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/01/13/uk-pope-cardinals-idUKBREA0C10L20140113?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews)  LETTER OF POPE FRANCIS TO THOSE WHO WILL BE CREATED CARDINALS   AT THE UPCOMING CONSISTORY OF 22 FEBRUARY Dear Brother , On this the day on which your designation to take part in the College of Cardinals is made public, I would like to send you my warm greeting as well as the assurance of my closeness and of my prayer. I hope that, as a member of the Church of Rome, “clothed in the virtue and sentiments of the Lord Jesus (cf. Rom 13:14), you may help me with fraternal efficacy in my service to the Universal Church. The Cardinalate does not signify a promotion, an honour nor a decoration: it is simply a service that demands a broader vision and a bigger heart. And, although it seems a paradox, this ability to look further and love more uni