St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church
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Beloved brethren, as we begin the Great Holy Fast, I would like to emphasize that the Fast is a great and wonderful opportunity. We shouldn’t look at the Fast in a negative sense as though it were some kind of horrible punishment or obligation. Rather, we should look at the Fast as an incredible opportunity to return to […]
As we begin the Fast of the Ninevites and remember how God sent the Prophet Jonah to exhort them to turn away from their wickedness and repent, it is meet and beneficial for us to meditate on the significance of Jonah’s mission to the Ninevites. The key to understanding Jonah’s mission is found, not in […]
Among all of the talents and abilities that God has given us, faith is the most precious, because faith gives us the proper outlook to understand God and our relationship with Him. Faith reveals to us the very purpose of our lives; it encourages us during tribulations and gladdens our heart; it moves our prayer […]
On the second Sunday of Kiahk, we celebrate the Annunciation of the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Holy Virgin Mary. As we rejoice in the news of our Lord’s glorious Birth, we cannot underestimate the value and importance of the Holy Theotokos St. Mary. She was the person for whom all generations […]
This week, we celebrated the Commemoration of the Feasts of the Annunciation, Nativity, and Resurrection, which takes place on the 29th of every Coptic month with the exception of two months, Tuba and Meshir. When we think about these three great feasts–the Annunciation, Nativity, and Resurrection–we see in them God’s divine plan for our salvation. In […]
It is not a rare thing for zealous Christians to experience what the Church father call “dryness” in prayer. A daily rule of prayer requires effort and will, and these can be weakened by tiredness, and distracted by activity. Yet familiarity with prayers can often make them a mere set of words or – even worse – sounds. […]
The story is told about a number of frogs which were placed by scientists in a tub of water whose temperature was exactly the same as the pond from which they were taken. The scientists slowly increased the temperature and were soon astonished to see that, even though the water gradually became warmer, the frogs did not […]
“Freedom” is one of those words that we constantly hear every day in our lives, especially in America, which is one of the greatest countries in the world because of its freedom. Although people talk about freedom often, the reality is that very few people know what true freedom is and what freedom means to […]
Our Lord Jesus Christ once sat in front of the temple and taught the multitudes the teachings of the Kingdom of Heaven. People from all walks of life came to hear Him speak about the never-ending joy planned for the righteous after their departure from this vale of tears. The multitudes were quite content being […]
Today the Holy Church piously remembers the sufferings of the Holy Glorious and All-Praised Apostles Peter and Paul. St. Peter, the fervent follower of Jesus Christ, for the profound confession of His Divinity: “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God,” was deemed worthy by the Savior to hear in answer, “Blessed art thou, […]