Services at St Mary’s Church
Monday:
Mass 9 - 11 am
Tuesday
Liturgy 5:30 - 7am
7:30pm The Way Orthodox Fellowship in Englisg for adults - All ages
Wednesday: Mass 9 – 11 am
6:30-8pm School of Deacons Adults
Thursday
Mass 9 - 11 am - English
English Midnight Praises 7:30pm
English Bible Study 7:30pm
Friday: Mass Mass 9 – 11 am
Youth 25 and above 7-9pm
Discipleship Clas Class 7-8:30pm
Saturday: Mass: 8:30 – 11am
Sunday School 4 – 5.30pm
Vespers & youth meeting 7-8:30pm English
Vespers &Bible Study Arabic 5:30-7pm
Scouts 1:30 - 3pm
School of Deaconsgip 3 - 4pm
Sunday:
1st Mass6 - .7:45am Arabic & English
2nd Mass.7:45 – .9:30am English
3rd Mass 9:30 - 11:15am Arabic
Hymns Class - English 11:45 - 12:30pm
Church Priests:
Fr Tadros Sharobeam 0414251251
Email: frtadros@me.com
Fr Habib Girgis Younan:
0401238177 – 94498871
Email: habibgirgisyounan@hotmail.com
Fr Michael Salib: 0422431821
Email: frmichael@sac.edu.au
Church Address: 5 Epsom Rd., Kensington
Vic 3031 Tel: 93766651
Fr Kerillos Tawadros
0411 518 399
Fr John Makary
0433 445 636
يزيلجنا - احابص ١١ - ٩ يهللإا سادقلا ءاسم 7:30 يزيلجنا - ليللا فصن ةحبست
ءاسم 7:30 يزيلجنا - سدقملا باتكلا سرد احابص ١١ – ٩ يهللإا سادقلا :ةعمجلا رثكأف ةنس 25 بابشلا ءاسم ٩ – 7
يزيلجنا - ةمدخلا دادعإ عامتجأ ءاسم 8:30 - 7 احابص ١١ – 8,30 يهللإا سادقلا:تبسلا 5,30 – 4 دحلأا سرادم ءاسم 8:30 –7 بابشلا عامتجاو ةيشعلا يزيلجنا يبرع ءاسم 7 - 5:30 باتك سردو ةيشعلا :دحلأا
يزيلجناو يبرع ص,7:45 – 6 لولأا سادقلا
يزيلجنإ – ص ٩:30 – ,7:45 يناثلا سادقلا
يبرع ص ١١:١5 – ٩:30 ثلاثلا سادقلا
ءاسم ١2:30 - ١١:45
The Departure of St. Narcissus.
10th March - 1st Baramhat
On this day of the year, 222 A.D., departed the father St. Narcissus, Bishop of Jerusalem. This father came to Jerusalem during the reign of Alexander Caesar, who loved the Christians, in the year 190 A.D. This father was holy and unblemished in all his conduct. He shepherded his people with the best of care. Later, Alexander died and after him Maximianus Caesar reigned who incited persecution against the Christians. He slew many of the bishops and the remaining fled leaving their parishes. God granted this father the gift of performing wonders. On the eve of the feast of Easter, the oil in the lamps ran out, so he ordered the lamps to be filled with water and were lit. They all illuminated that night also by the light of his teachings.
The enemy of the good did not stop but, moved some people against him. They accused him of committing the sin of infidelity. God›s punishment for those liars was bitter. One of them burned to death, and the bowels of another poured out and died, the body of the third wasted out from a long sickness, the fourth was killed and the fifth repented with tears confessing his sins. As for the saint, he went to the desert and disappeared there, lest his stay be a stumble to others. Since nothing was known of St. Narcissus whereabouts, another man was chosen in his place whose name was Dius. Dius remained for a short period of time; he then departed. Upon Dius› departure they chose another called Ghordinus. When the time of persecution was over, Abba Narcissus returned to Jerusalem where he was greeted by his people with great joy. Ghordinus asked him to take over his Chair but, he refused preferring the solitary life. Ghordinus insisted that he stays with him in his cell. St. Narcissus stayed with him for one year at the end of which Ghordinus departed and St. Narcissus acquired his Chair. He had aged and was very week so, he asked his people to choose another bishop, but they refused.
Alexander, Bishop of Cappadocia, came to Jerusalem to visit the Holy Land and pray. When he was about to return, after the feast, the people heard a great voice in the church of the Resurrection saying: «Go to the gate of the city, the first one to enter it, seize him, make him stay to assist Narcissus.» When, they went to the gate, they met the Bishop Alexander, and pleaded with him to stay to assist Abba Narcissus. After much resistant, Bishop Alexander decided to accept and stay until the departure of St. Narcissus.
This father remained on the Episcopal Chair for thirty seven years, and all the years of his life were one hundred and sixteen years.
May his prayers be with us. Amen.
The Martyrdom of St. Macrobius (Makrawy( the Bishop. ( 11th March - 2nd Baramhat
On this day the blessed Saint Anba Makrawy (Macrobius( the bishop was martyred. This father was of the nobles of Ashmun Grais (Ashmun Kharirat( and he was ordained bishop for Nikiu (Nakiyos(. When persecution against Christians started, Youfanyous, the Governor, sent for the
. ىراصنلل ابحم ناك نسحأ هبعش ىعرف ، هتافصرت عيمج في لاماك
تام ىتح هيسرك لىع لايلق ثبلي لمو ، ةياعر سونايميسكم هدعب ماقو ، سوردنسكلا
ينيحيسلما لىع داهطضلاا راثأ اذهو ، صريق ، مهيرغو ةفقاسلأا نم ايربك اددع لتقو ،
دقف بلأا اذه امأ هيسرك اكرات ضعبلا برهو
ةليل يفف ، بئاجعلا عنص ةبهوم هللا هحنم
ليدانقلا نم ذفن دق تيزلا ناك ةمايقلا ديع
عيمجلا رانتساو .تءاضأف ءام لأتم نأ رمأف ،
نكلو . اضيأ هميلاعت ءوض نم ةليللا كلت فى
هدض ضعبلا كرحف ، تكسي لم يرخلا ودع
هللا ءازج ناكو ، ةساجنلا ةيطخب هومهتاف ،
مهدحأ تام ذإ ، ينبذاكلا كئلوأ لىع ارم
مسج باذو ، رخآ ءاعمأ تقلدناو ، اقورحم
باتو ، عبار لتقو ، ضرلما ماود نم ثلاثلا . هبنذب افترعم عومدلا افراذ سماخلا
اهيف ىفتخاو ةيبرلا لىإ بهذف سيدقلا امأ
لم ذأو ، دحأ ةثرع في اببس هؤاقب نوكي لائل
اناسنآ هضوع اوراتخا ، ائيش هرمأ نم فرعي
اومدقف حينت مث انامز ماقف ، سويد همسا نامز ضىقنا المو . سونيدروغ همسا رخآ
ميلشروأ ليإ سوسيكرن بلأا داع داهطضلاا هيلإ بلطو . ميظع حرفب هبعش هلباقف
رثآو لبقي ملف هيسرك ملستي نأ سونيروغ
ةيلاقلاب هعم ىقبي نأ هيلع حلأف . ةدحولا
سونيروغ اهرثأ لىع حينت ةنس هعم ماقأف
ناكو . هيسرك سوسيكرن سيدقلا ملستف ،
نأ هئانبأ نم بلطف ، ادج فعضو برك دق
ثحو . أوبأف مهيلع رخآ افقسأ اوراتخي
ضرح ةيقودابقلا فقسأ سوردنسكلا نأ
مه المو ، دوعيو لىصيل سدقلما تيب ليإ
اتوص عمسي بعشلاب اذا ديعلا دعب عوجرلاب
اوجرخا « لوقي ةمايقلا ةسينك في مايظع
لخدي نم لوأو ، نىلافلا ةنيدلما باب ليإ
سوسيكرن عم هوقبأو هوكسما اذهف هنم اوقتلا بابلا ليإ اوجرخ ماكف . هدعاسيل
عم ميقي نأ هوجرف سوردنسكلا فقسلأاب
ثبلو ، ديش عنتم دعب لبقف
Saint to appear before him. Before he went to the Governor, he went before the Holy Altar, lifted up his hands and prayed. He hid the Altar accessories (Utensils( and the service vestments in a place in the altar. He prayed again to the Lord Christ to guard His church. Then he went with the messengers to the Governor who asked him about his name and his hometown. When the Governor realized that he was the Bishop of the city, he ordered him to be beaten and humiliated. They mixed lime with vinegar and poured it down his throat. Nevertheless, God guarded him and he was unharmed.
Later, the Governor sent him to Armenius, the Governor of Alexandria, who casted him into prison. The Lord made, through his hands, many signs. Eucharistos, the son of Julius EL-Akfahsi, the writers of the biography of the martyrs, was paralytic. St. Macrobius prayed over him and God healed him through his prayers. He celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Julius home, administered the Holy Mysteries to them, and asked Julius to care for his body and to write his biography.
When Armenius heard what this Saint was performing signs and wonders, he ordered him to be tortured with different kinds of tortures: to be squeezed with the wheel, to cut off his members, to cast him to ferocious lions, to throw him into the sea, and to cast him into hot fire. The Lord strengthened him and all these tortures did not harm him.
This Saint had a virgin sister called Mariam who served the church and two brothers named Yoannis and Isaac. They came to him while he was in prison and wept before him saying: “You have been a father to us, after our father; so how can you depart and leave us orphans?” He comforted, encouraged, consoled, and asked them to leave in peace.
Finally, not wanting to see the Saint tortured any more, Julius EL-Akfahsi advised the governor saying: “Write the decree of this old man and get rid of him” The Governor listened to him and ordered his head to be cut off. Julius took his body and swathed it in wrappings embroidered in gold. He placed a golden cross on his chest and sent the body with his men in a ship to his Episcopal seat in Nikiu. The ship sailed until it arrived to the city of Ashmun Grais (Ashmun Kharirat(. It stopped as if it had been tied with chains and all attempts to move it failed. While they were trying to do that, a voice came out of the body saying: “This is the place wherein God is pleased that my body shall rest.” When they told the people of the city, they came out to the ship carrying palm branches. They carried the body with great honor to their city. He lived for one-hundred thirty one years; thirty of them as a priest, thirty nine as a bishop, and he completed his good strife and received the crown of life.
May his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever.
Amen.
Commemoration of the Martyrdom of St. Eudexia (Eutychia(. (.
حبذلما
عضو
. لىصو
عفرو
لىصو . لكيهلا نم ناكم في سيدقتلا هجوت مث ، هتسينك سرحي نأ حيسلما ديسلا لىا همسا نع هنم صىقت يذلا لىاوتأ لىا لسرلا عم نأ رمأ ، ةنيدلما فقسأ هنأ ملعو ، هتنيدمو
بصيو لخ في يرج باذي نأو ، ناهيو بضري
هظفح اذه عمو ، كلذ هب اولعفف . هقلح في
اذه هلسرأ كلذ دعبو . ىذأ ىأ هلنب لمو هللا اذهو . ةيردنكسلإا لىاو سوينامرأ لىا لياولا
تايآ هيدي لىع هللا ىرجأف نجسلا هعدوأ سويلوي نب سوطسراخوأ نأ اهنم . ةيرثك
اباصم ناك ، ءادهشلا رابخأ نودم ، صىهفقلاا
هللا هافشف سيدقلا اذه هيلع لىصف جلافلاب قفتاو مهلوانو سويلوي تيب في سدقو . هتلاصب لىا غلبو ، هتيرس بتكيو هدسجب متهي نأ هعم
نم سيدقلا اذه هلمعي ام سوينامرأ عماسم
نأب ، تاباذعلا عاونأب بذعب نأ رمأف ، تايلآا
ةيراضلا دسلأل ىقليو ، هؤاضعأ عطقتو صرعي
نكلو ، رانلا نوتأ في عضويو رحبلا في قرغيو ، . تاباذعلا كلت هذؤت ملف هيوقي ناك برلا ةمدخب موقت ءارذع تخأ سيدقلا اذهل تناكو
ماهدحأ ىعدي ناقيقشو ميرم ىعدت ةسينكلا هيلإ اعيمج اوضرحف ، قحسا رخلآاو سنؤي تنك دقل : ينلئاق همامأ اوكبو نجسلا في وهو
. ىماتي انكترتو ضىتم فيكف ، انيبأ دعب ابأ انل
نأ مهيلإ بلطو مهاساوو مهعجشو مهازعف
صىهفقلاا سويلوي راشأ ايرخأو . ملاسب اوضيم
خيشلا اذه ةيضق بتكأ « لائاق لياولا لىع
هسأر عطقب رمأو هلوقل عمسف . « هنم حترست
ةرخاف فئافل في هفلو هدسج سويلوي ذخأف
.هردص لىع بهذ نم ابيلص عضوو . ةبهذم هيسرك رقم لىا هنمالغ ةبحص ةنيفس في هلسرأو
نومشأ ةدلب تلصو ىتح تراسف . سويقن في
تناك ول ماك كرحتت نأ نود تفقوو سيرج
. اهكيرحت اولواح اثبعو ، لسلاسب ةطوبرم
دسجلا نم جرخي توصب اذإ
14th March - 5th Baramhat
On this day also is the commemoration of St. Eudexia which is interpreted “happiness”. This Saint was Samaritan by race and religion, from the city of Baalbek. The name of her father was Younan and the name of her mother was Hakeemah. She lived her early life in immorality. With the beauty of her face and physical appearance, she stumbled many and made them to fall into sin acquiring thereby great wealth.
A saintly monk from Jerusalem called Germanus heard about her. He went to her, preached her with solemn and frightful words, mentioning to her hell, worms, darkness, and the fearful punishments which are therein. She asked him: “Does the body rise after death, and after it becomes dust to be judged?” He replied “Yes”. She asked him: “What are the proofs on what you said, since the Torah that God gave to Moses the prophet and my fathers did not mention this?” He explained to her with biblical and logical proofs until she was convinced. She asked him: “If I go back on my evil works would God accept me?” He replied: “If you believed that the Lord Christ had come to the world, took away our sins by His Crucifixion, repented now a sincere repentance, and been baptized, He will accept you, and will not mention any of what you have done, but you will be as if you just have been borne.”
Her heart opened to the faith and asked him to help her to fulfil that. He took her to the bishop of Baalbek and she confessed before him the Holy Trinity, the incarnation of the Word and His Crucifixion. While the Bishop was praying over the water to baptize her, the Lord opened her mind, she saw an angel attracting her to the water and the other angels were rejoicing for her. Then she saw an ugly terrifying looking person trying to drag her away from them and he was in wrath with her. What she saw increased her desire for repentance and baptism.
After her baptism, she gave all what she gained as fruit of her sin to the poor and needy. She entered a convent of nuns, she put on the garb of monasticism, and fought a good and perfect fight. Satan entered into some of her friends who informed the Governor about her. The Governor commanded his men to bring her. When she came into his house she found great lamentation and weeping for the governor’s son had just died. She came to where the son was laid, prayed entreating the Lord Christ for his sake and He raised him up from death. The Prince believed in Christ through her. Another prince called Diogenes heard about her. He brought her before him, and she saw a soldier standing before him, who was blind in one eye, she prayed and made the sign of the cross over the eye, and it was opened. The prince released her instantly.
Shortly after this, another Prince called Bekeyfius was appointed, and he heard about her and had her brought to him. She asked the Lord Christ to give her a portion with the martyrs. The Prince commanded to cut off her head, and she received the crown of martyrdom. May her intercession be with us. Amen.
نييرثكلا ثرعت اهماوق نسحو اههجو عمسو . ايرثك لاام تنتقأ ىتح ، ةيطخلا فى
ىمسي سدقلا لهأ نم سيدق بهار اهب ةبيهرلا لاوقلأاب اهظعوو اهيلإ بهذف سنامرج
ةملظلاو دودلاو منهج اهل ركذو ، ةفيخلما دعب لهو « : هتلأسف . ةلمؤلما تاباذعلا عاونأو ابارت يرصت نأ دعب داسجلأا هذه ماقت تولما امو « : تلاق . معن « : اهل لاقف ) ؟ بساحتو هللا اهاطعأ ىتلا ةاروتلا هركذت لمو !كلوق ليلد
اهل حضوأف ؟ ئيابآ هب لاق لاو ، يبنلا سىولم
تبث ىتح ، ةيلقعلاو ةيباتكلا ينهابرلاب كلذ لهو : هل تلاق مث ، تعنتقاو ،اهلقع فى هلوق
ينلبقي هذه ةميمذلا لىاعفأ نع تعجر اذإ
ديسلاب تنمآ تنأ نا « : اهباجأف ، ؟ هيلإ هللا
لمح هناو ، لماعلا لىا ءاج دق هنا حيسلما ، ةقداص ةبوت نلآا تبتو انع هبلصب اناياطخ
مام ائيش كلركذي لاو ، كلبقي هنأف ، تدمعتو نطب نم نلآا تدلو كنأك يننوكت لب ، تعنص
هنم تبلطو ، نايملأل اهبلق حتفناف : « كمأ ترقأو . كبلعب فقسأ لىا اهذخأف . كلذ ماتمإ
هبلصو ةملكلا دسجتبو سدقلما ثولاثلاب همامأ
حتف ، اهديمعتل ءالما لىع لىصي فقو مانيحو .
ءماسلا لىا اهبذجي اكلام تأرف ، اهلقع برلا
تأر مث . كلذب نيروسرم نيرخآ ةكئلامو ،
مهنم اهبذتجي رظنلما حيبق دوسأ اعزفم اصخش فى ةبغر هتأ رام اهدازف . اهيلع قناح وهو
تناك ام تقرف تدمعت المو . ةبوتلاو دماعلا ، ينكاسلماو ءارقفلا لىع مثلآا ةرثم نم هتعمج ةنبهرلا يز تسبلو ، تابهارلا ريد لىا تبهذو ناطيشلا لخدف . لاماك اداهج تدهاج كانهو
، اهرمأب يرملأا اوملعأو ، اهئاقدصأ ضعب فى
هتيب فى تدجو تضرح المو ، اهضرحتساف
تلصو هيلإ تلخدف. هنبا لىع ءاكبو ةزانج هلجأ نم حيسلما ديسلا نم تبلطو ، هنبا لىع
لىع حيسلماب يرملأا نمآف . تولما نم هماقأف ، سناجويد ىعدي رخآ يرمأ اهب عمسو . اهدي
صرب دقاف ايدنج همامأ تصربأف اهضرحتساف
صربأف ،اهيلع تبلصو تلصف . هينيع ىدحإ
يرمأ لىوت ةدم دعبو . اهحاسر يرملأا قلطأف
Reflections on the Holy Liturgy Bible Readings
The week of preparation for Lent Matthew 6: 1-8
“so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place” Matthew 6:18 Tomorrow, the great lent will start … and indeed, it is a blessed journey led by the (mother( church to it’s ( parishioners in a spiritual benefits and exercise … being separated from all worldly lusts and sinful temptations … to walk in the fullness of (Orthodox( faith ( … and being in full contact with the Godly truth in our communion with God through out the period of lent to reach at the end of this holy journey, after leaving the worldly lusts with triumph over physical desires to stand under the Cross at Golgotha to drink (to fulfilment( of the overflowing God’s love.
On the mount of Transfiguration, three stood shining with glory of light (Matthew17, Mark 9 and Luke 24( ( and all three have perfected fasting for each have fasted for fort days and fort nights … they are The Lord Jesus Christ (glory be to Him( … and Moses and Elijah. ( Fasting is the oldest commandment known to mankind … as it is the God’s commandment to Adam and Eve in the garden of paradise … thus the first man fell into sin becoming under the control of his physical desires and this is also where the second Adam (the Lord Jesus( ( started His mission (on earth( by fasting returning all mankind to the correct place of controlling physical desires.
Fasting was a great blessing in the life of the saints and prophets in the old testament … Daniel and the three young men had given the best example in refusing the world desires … similarly the apostles fated when the bridegroom was resurrected away from them … and during their fasting the Holy Spirit spoke to them and guided them (Acts 13: 2,3(. (
Fasting is part of the congregational worship whereby all the congregations’ hearts come together before God in a contrite spirit of oneness and one congregational prayer offer before God … all church liturgical services is preceded by fasting … fasting precede the sacraments of communion, myroon (seal of the Holy Spirit( and the sacrament of unction of the sick (except those who are sick and unable to fast(… the sacrament of the (… priesthood and repentance (confession( are synony- ( mous with fasting and contrition … with the exception of the sacrament of matrimony … which was excempted by the Lord from fasting (Mark 2:9( … thus we find ( the grace and blessings of the Holy Spirit are preceded by fasting by the believers.
Fasting gives grace to God’s children … they rejoice
سادقلا ليجنإ فى تلامأت
سدقلما يربكلا موصلا عافر دحأ
١8 – ١ :6 ىتم
فى ىذلا كوبلأ لب ائماص سانلل رهظت لا كىل«
١8 8 :6 ىتم »ءافخلا ةقيقحلاب وهو .. سدقلما يربكلا موصلا أدبي ادغ
لىا اهدلاوأ ةسينكلا اهيف دوقت ةكرابم ةلحر
نع مهب ةدعتبم .. ةعفان ةيحور ةضاير
نايملإا لماك فى اويرسيل هروشرو لماعلا تاوهش
ةيهلاإ ةكشر فى ىهللاا قحلا عم ينسملاتم .. دهز دعب ةسدقلما ةلحرلا ةياهن فى اولصيل هسدقم
لىا دسجلا تاوهش لىع هصرنو لماعلا ةوهش فى
ضيف نم اوبشريل ةثجلجلا بيلص تحت فوقولا .. قئاف ىهلا بح ديجم رونب نوئيضي ةثلاث فقو لىجتلا لبج لىع لك ماص ذا موصلا اونقتأ نمم مهتثلاث اوناكو
ديسلا مهنإ .. ةليل ينعبرأو اموي ينعبرأ مهنم
.. ايلياو سىومو .. دجلما هل حيسلما ىهف .. ةيشربلا اهتفرع ةيصو مدقأ ره موصلا
ذكهو .. سودرفلا فى ءاوحو مدلآ هللا ةيصو اهتاذ
تحت احرطنم ةيطخلا فى لولاا ناسنلاا طقس ا
نىاثلا مدآ اضيأ اذكهو ةيدسجلا هتوهش عاضخإ ةيشربلا اديعم موصلاب هتمدخ أدب )عوسي برلا(
تاوهش طبض قيرط نع ميلسلا اهعضو لىا اهلك .. دسجلا
فى ءايبنلااو ينسيدقلا ةايح فى ةكرب موصلا ناك
عورأ اويضر ةثلاثلا ةيتفلاو لايناد .. ميدقلا اذكهو .. لماعلا تاوهش ضفرو موصلا فى ةلثملاا
فىو .. سيرعلا مهنع عفر امدنع لسرلا ماص
( مهدشرأو سدقلا حورلا مهملك موصلا ءانثا .. ) ٣ ، 2 : ١٣ لماعا لك عمتجت هيف ةيعماجلا ةدابعلا فى لخدي موصلا ةدحاو حورب هللا ماما للذت فى اعم بعشلا بولق
ماما اهنومدقي ةيعماج ةلاص فى ةدحاو سفنو .. موصلا اهقبسي اهلك ةسينكلا تامدخو .. هللا ةحس سرو نويرلما سرو لوانتلا سر قبسي موصلاف سرو .. )نيرداقلا يرغ ضىرلما ادع اعيف ( ضىرلما مايف .. للذتلاو موصلاب ةطبترم ةبوتلاو تونهكلا رم( موصلا نم برلا هافع دقف
with it (fasting( and await it’s times with great eagerness … but even ask and insist on practicing fasting with their confessional father as a (spiritual( practice. ( Fasting is not just merely exchanging one type of food with another or doing without a meal … but it is much deeper and more than this … it is natural for the one who cannot do without a meal to find it hard to forego anything he or she enjoy and attached to it … to forego a meal is a very easy matter but it is an essential exercise to forego our lusts, sins and take a life of asceticism away from the life of the world and it’s pleasures. + when you fast, do not be … with a sad countenance Fasting which is not accompanied with spiritual practice … will become a mere physical exercise … maybe beneficial for the body … but has no benefits for the salvation of man’s soul … for the person who practices fasting with sad countenance, is the same one who is practicing a physical fasting only … and practices (the fasting( un- ( willingly and with a hypocritical attitude … just an hypocritic appearance … which has no (spiritual( benefit. ( Many are the (spiritual( exercises during fasting … ( most important is a period of abstaining (fully of food & water( … and this is essential otherwise we just became vegetarians and not fasting … this period of abstaining can be several days with the saintly … for the Lord fasted forty days and nights
So did Moses and Elijah … so did the people of Nineveh who had taken sackcloth and slept on ashes and abstaining fully from food … thus also, did David when his son fell sick … it can shortened the lower limit of abstaining as per the nature of fasting … or according to the advice of (your( confessional father … the church normally ( practices fasting till the ninth hour (3:00 PM( … at this ( hour we remember the death of the Lord Jesus on the cross … and this period of abstaining is a period of contrition and asceticism … not only abstaining from food but also from bad habits like smoking for example … or looking with bad thoughts … like swearing
One of the good practices of the abstaining period of fasting, is to abstain from food till one feels hunger pains, since hunger is to feel deprived and of a great value to one who is taininh hiself or herself to leave behind bad habits which one loves … and how deep the prayer of the hungry … specially when accompanied with the feeling that one is undeserving of food because of one’s sins and many transgressions.
Fasting is accompanied with repentance … repentance is the aim of fasting … and without repentance, God will reject your fast
Reconcile with God in your fasting … offer a true
اونوكت لا متمص ىتم + يرصي .. ةيحور بيرادت هبحصي لا ىذلا موصلا
دسجلا ديفت ابمر .. ةيدسج ةضاير درجم
.. ناسنلإا سفن صلاخ فى عفنت لا اهنكلو .. سرايم هسفن وه موصلا ءانثأ سباعلا ناسنلإاف
بصغت حورب هسرايمو .. طقف ىدسج موص
.. ءايرلاب ءولمم رهظم درحم .. اضر مدعو .. ءشى هنم ديفتسي لا كلذلو
اهمهأ نمو .. موصلا ءانثأ بيرادتلا ثركأ امو
انصرل لاإو .. اهنم دب لا ىهو .. عاطقنلاا ةترف دق هذه عاطقنلاا ةترفو .. ينئماص سيلو ينبتابن
عوسي برلاف .. ينسيدقلا دنع امايأ يرصتو دتتم
.. ةليل ينعبرأو اموي ينعبرأ ماص
اذكهو .. اضيأ ايليا اذكهو سىوم اذكهو اوعنتمأ ىأ اوماصو دامرلا اوشترفأ ىونين لهأ
امدنع دواد لعف اذكهو .. ماعطلا نع اماتم
نىدلأا دحلا لىا صرقت دقو .. اضيأ هنبإ ضرم
بسح وأ .. موصلا ةعيبط بسح هب حومسلما
نأ ةسينكلا تداتعإ دقو .. فاترعلإا بأ داشرإ
راهنلا نم ةعساتلا ةعاسلا ىتح اهماوصأ لعجت
برلا توم ركذن اهيفو .. )رهظلا دعب ةثلاثلا(
ةترف ىه عاطقنلاا ةترفو .. بيلصلا لىع عوسي
ماعطلا نع طقف عاطقنإ سيل .. دهزتو كسن لاثم ينخدتلا لثم هئيدرلا تاداعلا نع اضيأ لب
.. ةميتشلا لثم .. ةريشرلا تارظنلا لثم ..
هنأ ع اطقنلإا ةترفل ةليمجلا بيرادتلا نمو
.. عوجلاب رعشت ىتح عاطقنلاا فى رمتسي عوجلاب ادج ديفمو نامرحلاب روعش وه عوجلاف
كرت لىع هسفن بردي نا ديري ىذلا ناسنلإل
ةلاص قمعأ امو .. اهبحي ىتلا ةئيدرلا تاداعلا
مدعب روعش اهبحاصي ىتلا اصوصخ .. عئاجلا هتايدعتو هاياطخ ببسب ماعطلل قاقحتسلاا .. ةيرثكلا
نم ةبوتلا نأ لب .. ةبوتلا هبحصت موصلا هللا ضفري ةبوتلا نودبو .. موصلا ضارغأ .. هلبقي لاو كموص ةقداص ةبوت مدق .. كموص فى هللا عم حلطصإ
repentance … a full confession of all your sins … with a solemn undertaking before God, that you will not return to sins after the fast has concluded … there are no acceptable or not acceptable sins during fasting … sin is unacceptable all the time … fasting is accompanied with prayers and worship … many fast without any spiritual exercises … no prayers, no reflections, no spiritual readings, no hymns and no metanoias (worship( ( … indeed without a doubt such will feel that fasting is a burden upon them … and without benefits … what is the difference between their fasting and that of Buddhists and Hindus … and where is the communion of the Holy Spirit in fasting???
During fasting is a good time to memorise the Psalms and exercise the hourly prayer (Agbyia( daily … or one ( verse (from the bible( every day (examples of this; is a new verse or three verses from the semon on the mount( ( … make this a source of your reflections and meditations and your spiritual benefit all the day … be aware formalities … which one can use to satisfy one’s conscious … let your prayers accompanied with meditations … a good exercise to avoid day-dreaming is to repeat your prayer once more with much more deeper thoughts … The fasting accompanied with living with God becomes a spiritual joy which can not be compared to anything else.
Fasting, is also accompanied with (periods( of silence and retreat … Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly (Joel 1:14( … how joyful it is to ( learn reducing (or eliminating( idle talks which has no necessity during fasting … learn to stop visitations which include none Godly talk!
This will teach you the fasting of the tongue, heart and thought … Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man (Matthew 15:11( … But those things which proceed out ( of the mouth come from the heart (Matthew 15:18( … ( therefore the important fast is of the heart and thought of any sinful desire.
How great it is to learn that we exercise fasting with all our senses during the days of fasting … fasting of the eyes from unacceptable scenes … form un-pure television shows … and from picture which unholy … and to let the ears fast from hearing gossip and ugly humour … and letting the nose fast from the world smells which arose physical desires.
Also, fasting is accompanied with charity “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To lose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house
لاو ةلاص لا .. ىحور لمع ىأ نودب نوموصي
تايناطم لاو ناحلأ لاو ةيحور تاءارق لاو لمأت
ديدش لقث موصلا نأ نورعشي ءلاؤه كش لاب ..
ينبو مهنيب قرف ىأو .. ةدئاف لابو .. مهيلع
حورلا ةكشر نيأو .. سودنهلاو ينيذوبلا ماوصا ؟؟؟ موصلا فى سدقلا فى سدقلا بيردتلاو يرمازلما ظفحل ةليمج ةصرف موصلا فى نم .. يرمازلما تاولص لىع
تاولص نم ةعطق وأ .. موي لك رومزم ظفح مويلا فى ة دحاو ةيآ وأ .. موي لك ةيبجلاا نم دادعأ ثلاث وأ ةدحاو هيآ كلذ لاثم(
كتلامأتل ردصم اهلعجأو .. )لبجلا لىع ةظعلا
ادج سترحأ و .. ميرلا لوط ةيحورلا كتدئافو اهب حيرت نا لواحت دق ىتلا .. تايلكشلا نم
نم .. لمأتلاب ةبوحصم كتاولص لعجأ .. كيرمض
ةرم ةلاصلا ديعت نأ ناحسرلل ةديفلما بيرادتلا .. ثركأ قمعب ىرخا
ةعتم لىا لوحتي هللا ةشرعب بوحصلما موصلا نأ
.. ليثم اهل سيل ةيحور
.. تمصلاو فاكتعلاا اضيأ هبحصي موصلا
نا لمجأ ام .. « فاكتعإب اودان اموص اوسدق«
ةروضر لا ىتلا ثيداحلاا نم للقت نأ ملعتت
و تارايزلا نع عنتتم نأ ملعت .. موصلا فى اهل
.. ةسدقم يرغ ثيداحأب لأتتم ىتلا تاسلجلا
نأ .. ركفلاو بلقلاو ناسللا موص كملعي اذهو
جرخي ام لب ناسنلاا سجني لا مفلا لخدي ام
ةلضف نم وه مفلا نم جرخي امو .. مفلا نم
نع ركفلاو بلقلا موص وه مهلما نذإ .. بلقلا .. ةئطاخ ةبغر ىأ
فى اهلك ساوحلا موصن نا ملعتن نا نسحا ام يرغ رظانلما نم يننيعلا موصن .. موصلا مايأ .. ةيقنلا يرغ نويزفيلتل ا ملافأ نع .. ةقئلالا
عماس نع نذلاا موصن .. ةسدقلما يرغ روصلا نع
نع فنلاا موصن .. حيبقلا لزهلا ملاكو رازهلا .. دسجلا تاوهشل ةيرثلما لماعلا حئاور
امصر اذه سيلأ« .. ةقدصلا هبحصت موصلا اضيأ
ينقوحسلما قلاطا .. شرلا دويق لح .. هراتخأ
the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh” Isaiah 58: 6-7( a very beneficial practice during fasting … ( train your self to give more than the “tithe” … and grow in this practice till you do not account for what you give to God … then you truly reach the level of not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing (Matthew 6:3(. (. During fasting, it is essential to be accompanied with metanoias (prostrating before God( ( … prostrating repeatedly (before God( in reverence and humility accompanied ( with the arrow(short pleadings to God( prayers will teach ( one to worship in owe and reverence before God beating ones chest and asking God for mercy … specially at times of tribulations and severs tiredness and inflection … this will give you fiery heart and depth of spirituality in your prayers.
+ your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. How great are the the blessings of fasting in God’s children lives … fasting in its self is an inner (spiritual( life which one lives before God … exceeds in its spiritual vales all the physical deprivations … but there are many blessings man gains from fasting.
Fasting enlightens and benefits the thoughts … and a gives vitality to the body … teaches one to be prepared and awake.
By fasting and prayers one can overcome the evil wars … but even overcome the evil one himself and expels him for this kind is cast out by fasting and prayers (Matthew 17:21( ( … and God’s people who exerted fasting and prayers; their lives were filled with many blessings. We find the three young men endure the fires of the fiery furnace without any harm (Daniel 3:25( (
And we find Daniel in the lion’s den without being harmed by the lions (Daniel 6:10-22(
And Elijah orders the heavens (not to rain( and it obeys him ( (1Kings 17( (
And we find John the Baptist in a life of continual prayers and fasting to become the greatest born to a woman and the fore-runner and baptiser of the Lord Jesus.
Fasting was a great blessing to them and all those around them … but for the whole world … letus start this holy fast in purity and a true intent and confidence of a pure life. Beloved … do not let this fast like any other fast … but train your self and set to your self spiritual practices under the guidance of your confessional father so that this fast becomes a blessing to your life and all those around you … and our Loving God who sees in secret will reward you openly (Amen(. (.
ةرارح .. كتاولص
.. ةينلاع كيزاجي ءافخلا فى ىذلا كوبأ + هللا دلاوأ ةايح فى موصلا تاكرب ثركا ام ةصاخو ةيلخاد ةايح هسفن موصلا .. فى قوفت .. هللا مامأ ناسنلاا اهشيعيو نامرحلا لاكشأ لك ىحورلا اهانعم تاكرب ناسنلاا ىنتقي مك نكلو .. ىدسجلا .. موصلا نم ةيرثك
ركفلل ةدافتسإ و ةرانتسإ ىطعي موصلا ةايح ناسنلإا ملعي .. دسجلل اطاشن .. رهسلاو دادعتسلإا
تابراحم ناسنلاا بلغي ةلاصلاو موصلاب
هسفن ناطيشلا بلغي لب .. ناطيشلا .. هدرطيو موصلاب لاإ ءشىب جرخي لا سنجلا اذهف
اورهتشا ىذلا هللا لاجرو .. ةلاصلاو .. ةيرثك تاكبرب مهتايح تلأتمأ موصلاب
رانلا نوتآ فى نوبرعي ةثلاثلا ةيتفلا دجنف
.. رضر نودب
لا دوسلااو دوسلاا بج فى لايناد دجنو .. هضرت
.. هعيطتف ءماسلا رمأي ايليا دجنو
مئاد موص ةايح فى نادمعلما انحوي دجنو
قباسلا يرصيو ءاسنلا ديلاوم مظعأ يرصيو
.. عوسي برلل غباصلا
نم لكلو مهل ةيربك ةكرب موصلا ناك دقل اذه أدبنل .. هلك لماعللو لب .. مهلوح ةين فىو ةواقنو ةراهط فى سدقلما موصلا
.. برلا ةايح لىع ديكأ مزعو ةقداص
ىأ لثم موصلا اذه لعجت لا .. بيبحلا اهيأ
كسفنل عضو كسفن برد لب .. رخآ موص ىتح كفاترعإ بأ داشرإب ةيحور بيرادت
نم لكلو كتايحل ةكرب موصلا اذه يرصي
ءافخلا فى ىري ىذلا بحلما هللاو .. كلوح .. ةينلاع كيزاجي وه
Holy Baptism
Baby Beiu )Mark) som of Matthew & Michelle Bassili
