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The Departure of St. Severus, Patriarch of Antioch. نياحة القديس ساويرس بطريرك انطاكية 21st February – 14th Amsher أمشري14 – فرباير٢١ On this day of the year 538 A.D., the holy father St. تنيح م 538 يف مثل هذا اليوم من سنة Severus, Patriarch of Antioch, departed. He was from إنطاكية األب القديس ساويرس بطريرك Asia Minor. His grandfather, whose name was also الذي كان من أسيا الصغرى وكان جده Severus, saw in a vision someone telling him, “The child who is for your son will strengthen Orthodoxy, يسمي ساويرس وقد رأي يف رؤيا من and his name will be after your name.” When his son إن الولد الذي البنك سيثبت: يقول له had this saint, he called him Severus. He was taught the ويدعي اسمه عيل اسمك، األرثوذكسية Greek wisdom and church subjects. Once, the saint was strolling outside the city, a shut-in وملا رزق ابنه هذا القديس اسامه ساويرس فتعلم الحكمة اليونانية ثم العلوم saint came out of his cave crying, “Welcome to you Severus, teacher of Orthodoxy, and Patriarch of Antiالكنسية وفيام هو سائر خارج املدينة إذ och.” Severus marvelled at how he called him by his بقديس حبيس يخرج من مغارته ويصيح name, for he did not know him before, and how he مرحبا بك يا ساويرس معلم: به قائال foretold what would become of him. فتعجب . األرثوذكسية وبطريرك إنطاكية Severus grew in virtue and became a monk in the monastery of St. Romanus. The fame of his righteousness ساويرس كيف يدعوه باسمه وهو مل يعرفه and his ascetic life spread out. When the Patriarch of وقد منا. وكيف علم مبا سيكون منه، Antioch departed, the bishops had a consensus to ordain ساويرس يف الفضيلة وترهب بدير القديس him the Patriarch of the city in the year 512 A.D. The فلام تنيح. رومانوس وذراع بره ونسكه church was illuminated by his teachings which spread عيل بطريرك إنطاكية اتفق رأي األساقفة to all the universe, and he was one of the fathers who تقدمه بطريركا عيل املدينة وذلك سنة attended the Universal Council at Ephesus. Shortly after, Emperor Anastasius died and Justinian, م فاستضاءت الكنيسة بتعاليمه التي512 who was Chalcedonian in faith, reigned after him. He ذاعت يف املسكونة كلها كام كان من األباء called upon this holy father and gave him great honors الذين حرضوا مجمع أفسس ومل يلبث to persuade him to change his stand and to follow the وملك قليال حتى مات امللك أنسطاسيوس Emperor’s belief, but the Saint refused. The Emperor بعده يوسطينيانوس وكان عيل عقيدة became angry, but the Saint did not fear his anger, and so the Emperor ordered him to be killed. Theodora, the فاستدعي هذا األب. مجمع خلقيدونية Emperor’s wife who was Orthodox in faith, knew about . وأكرمه كثريا عساه يذعن لرأيه فلم يقبل what the Emperor intended to do, so she told the saint to فغضب عليه غضبا شديدا ولكنه مل يخش flee from his face. وعلمت بذلك. غضب امللك فأمر بقتله St. Severus escaped to the land of Egypt and traveled تاؤدورة زوجة امللك وكانت أرثوذكسية everywhere and visited monasteries disguised as a monk. He strengthened the faith of the believers in the املعتقد فأشارت عيل القديس إن يهرب Orthodox doctrine. He dwelt in the city of Sakha in the فخرج رسا وجاء إىل ارض مرص. من وجهه home of a holy lay leader called Doretheos. God performed through him many miracles. He departed in the وطاف البالد واألديرة يف زي راهب وكان city of Sakha, and his body was relocated to the monas- وأقام، يثبت املؤمنني عيل األميان املستقيم يف مدينة سخا عند أرخن قديس يسمي tery of El-Zugag. His prayers be with us all. Amen. دوروثاؤس وقد اجري هللا عيل يديه أيات The Departure of St. Zechariah, the Prophet. كثرية وتنيح مبدينة سخا ونقل جسده إىل 22nd February - 15th Amsher . صالته تكون معنا آمني.دير الزجاج On this day St. Zechariah the Prophet, the son of اشيا ر نياحة القديس زكريا النبي ابن ب Berechiah, one of the twelve minor prophets, departed. احد االثني عرش He was from the tribe of Levi, born in the land of Gilead, and was exiled to the land of the Chaldeans. أمشري١٥ - فرباير٢٢ In exile, he started to prophesy, in the second year of يف مثل هذا اليوم تنيح القديس زكريا King Darius, 520 B.C. He prophesied about “Jeshua, the النبي ابن براشيا أحد االثني عرش نبيا وهو son of Jozadak,” and “Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,” ولد يف ارض جلعاد وسبي. من سبط الوي that they would rebuild the temple. (Ezra 5:1; 6:14) وهناك أبتدأ نبوته. إىل ارض الكلدانيني He prophesied also about the entrance of the Lord to Jerusalem riding a donkey, the foal of a donkey يف السنة الثانية مللك داريوس وهي سنة (Zechariah 9:9); the thirty pieces of silver that Judas فتنبأ عن يهوشع بن يهو صاداق.م. ق520
Iscariot received to deliver his Master to the Jews بأنهم يبنيان، وزربابل من شالتئيل (Matthew 26:14-15); the scattering of the disciples on the الهيكل وتنبأ ايضا عن دخول الرب night of the crucifixion; the coming of Christ in glory; and أورشليم راكبا عيل حامر وعيل جحش the grief of the children of Israel who did not believe in وعن الثالثني من الفضة. ابن أتان Him (Zechariah 12:10). He also prophesied about many التي أخذها يهوذا اإلسخريوطى أجرة other things. He was the prophet who was killed between the altar and وعيل حزن، تسليمه سيده إىل اليهود the temple. He was buried in Jerusalem in the tomb of the بني إرسائيل الذين مل يؤمنوا به كام prophets. النبي تنبأ بأشياء كثرية غري هذه وهو His prayers be with us. Amen. وقد الذي قتل بني الهيكل واملذبح Departure of St. Elizabeth, the Mother of St. John the صالته. دفن بأورشليم يف مقربة األنبياء Baptist. 23rd February - 16th Amsher .تكون معنا امني On this day the upright and righteous St. Elizabeth, نياحة القديسة اليصابات أم يوحنا mother of St. John the Baptist, departed. This holy woman املعمدان was born in Jerusalem to a righteous father called Matأمشري ١٦ - فرباير٢٣ than from the tribe of Levi and from the house of Aaron يف مثل هذا اليوم تنيحت الصديقة the priest. Her mother’s name was Sofia. Matthan had three daughters. The first was called Mary, the mother of . البارة أليصابات أم يوحنا املعمدان Salome, the midwife who cared for the Virgin St. Mary وقد ولدت هذه القديسة بأورشليم من during her virginal birth. The name of the second daughter أب بار اسمه متثات من سبط الوي was Sofia, the mother of St. Elizabeth, the mother of St. واسم أمها صوفية، من بيت هارون John the Baptist. The youngest daughter was St. Hannah, the mother of the Virgin St. Mary, the mother of the Sav- وكان ملتثات ثالث بنات اسم الكربى. ior. Therefore, Salome, Elizabeth and the Virgin St. Mary مريم وهي أم سالومي التي اهتمت were cousins. . بالعذراء مريم أثناء امليالد البتول When St. Zacharias the priest married St. Elizabeth, they واسم الثانية صوفية وهي أم القديسة lived in righteousness and holiness before God, as the . أليصابات والدة يوحنا املعمدان evangelist said, “They were both righteous before God, والصغرى هي القديسة حنة والدة walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.” (Luke 1:6) فتكون إذن. العذراء مريم أم املخلص This upright woman was barren. She and her husband سالومي وأليصابات والسيدة العذراء continually supplicated God who gave them St. John the فلام تزوج القديس. مريم بنات خاالت Baptist. God was slow in answering their prayers until ، زكريا الكاهن بالقديسة أليصابات the time when the Virgin Mary conceived with the Word سار االثنان بالرب والقداسة أمام هللا of God. When they were stricken in age, God sent His angel Gabriel to Zacharias to announce to him, “Your wife كام يقول البشري عنهام « وكان كالهام Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name بارين أمام هللا سالكني يف جميع وصايا John,” (Luke 1:13) and the angel told him what would الرب وأحكامه بال لوم « وكانت هذه become of St. John. فداومت مع بعلها عيل. البارة عاقرا The Virgin St. Mary visited St. Elizabeth to congratulate الطلبة إىل هللا فرزقهام القديس يوحنا her on her pregnancy. “And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her وقد تباطأ هللا تعايل عن. الصابغ womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.” أجابتهام رسيعا ليك يكمل الوقت الذي (Luke 1:41) When she gave birth to St. John, the shame of her barrenness was lifted up from her and her people. إذ. تحبل فيه العذراء مريم بكلمة هللا When she completed her days in purity, righteousness and أرسل هللا، انه ملا تقدم االثنان يف العمر مالكه جربائيل إىل زكريا فبرشه بحبل chastity, she departed in peace. Her intercession be with us and Glory be to our God for- واعلمه مبا يكون من، أليصابات بيوحنا ever. Amen. و ملا زارت العذراء. أمر هذا القديس The Martyrdom of St. Mina (Menas), the Monk. مريم القديسة أليصابات لتبارك لها 24th February - 17th Amsher وهو تهلل القديس يوحنا، بثمر بطنها On this day St. Mina the monk was martyred. This saint was born in Akhmim to Christian parents who were farm- جنني يف بطن أمه وامتألت أليصابات ers. Since his youth, his heart was inclined to renounce the وملا ولدت يوحنا زال العار. من النعمة world, so he became a monk in one of the monasteries of وملا أكملت أيامها. عنها وعن عشريتها
Akhmim. صالتها. بالرب والطهارة والعفاف تنيحت بسالم For a period of time, he fasted two days at a time . ولربنا املجد دامئا أبديا امني. تكون معنا and he was ascetic in his food and drink. Then he استشهاد القديس انبا مينا الراهب went to El-Ashmounein and dwelt in a monastery أمشري17 - فرباير٢٤ there for 16 years without leaving it. يف مثل هذا اليوم استشهد القديس مينا When the Arabs ruled the country, St. Mina heard that they denied that God had a Son from His nature ولد هذا القديس بإحدى بالد أخميم. الراهب and essence, and equal with Him in Eternity. This من أبوين مسيحيني يعيشان عيل الفالحة denial of faith was painful to the saint, so he took ، ومنذ حداثته مال قلبه إىل ذهد العامل. permission from the abbot of the monastery and يصوم فرتهب بأحد أديرة أخميم وأقام مدة went to El-Ashmounein. يومني يومني ناسكا يف طعامه ورشابه ثم انتقل He came before the commander of the Arab camp and asked him, “Is it true that you say that God has إىل بالد االشمونني وأقام يف دير هناك ست no Son from His nature and essence?” The com فلام ملك. عرشة سنة مل يغادر خاللها الدير mander replied saying, “We deny that saying about العرب البالد وسمع بأنهم ينكرون إن يكون God and totally reject it.” The saint told the Arab هلل ابن من طبيعته وجوهره مساو له يف commander that it should only be rejected if His Son عز عليه هذا القول واستأذن رئيس، األزلية was born through parental procreation, but our belief is that the Lord Christ is God of God, and Light الدير وذهب إىل األشمونني وتقدم إىل قائد of Light. The commander replied, “In our faith, this العسكر وقال له أحقا تقولون إن ليس هلل ابن is blasphemy.” The saint told him that the Bible نعم نحن: من طبيعته وجوهره ؟ فقال له says, “He who believes in the Son has everlasting له فقال. ننفي عن هللا هذا القول ونتربأ منه life; and he who does not believe in the Son shall القديس إمنا يجب إن نتربأ منه إذا كان ذلك not see life, but the wrath of God abides in him.” (John 3:36) عن طريق التناسل األبوي ولكن اعتقادنا إن The commander became enraged at this and ordered فقال. نور من نور، الرب يسوع اله من اله his soldiers to cut the saint into pieces and to throw فقال له القديس اعلم.له هذا يف رشيعتنا كفر him into the sea. The believers gathered the pieces of his body, shrouded and buried it. They arranged a إن اإلنجيل يقول الذي يؤمن باالبن له حيوة أبدية والذي ال يؤمن باالبن لن يري حيوة بل commemoration of St. Mina the monk on this day. His prayers be with us and Glory be to our God فغضب القائد من هذا. ميكث عليه غضب هللا forever. Amen. القول وأمر جنوده فقطعوا القديس بالسيوف The Departure of St. Malatius the Confessor, Patri- فجمع املؤمنون أجزاء. أربا وطرحوه يف البحر arch of Antioch. جسده وكفنوه ودفنوه ورتبوا له تذكار يف مثل 25th February – 18th Amsher On this day of the year 381 A.D., St. Malatius (Mil- صالته تكون معنا ولربنا املجد دامئا. هذا اليوم tius) the Confessor, Patriarch of Antioch, departed. . أبديا امني He was ordained a bishop for Sebaste in the year نياحة القديس ميالتيوس املعرتف بطريرك 357 A.D. He left it because of the rudeness of its انطاكية people and lived a solitary life nearby the city of أمشري 18 – فرباير٢٥ Halab in Syria. In the year 360 A.D., he was chosen م تنيح381 يف مثل هذا اليوم من سنة a patriarch for Antioch during the days of Constantius, the son of Constantine the Great. القديس ميالتيوس املعرتف بطريرك إنطاكية He was an eminent, learned and meek man, who م أسقفا عيل سبسطية357 وقد رسم سنة. was loved by everyone. When he entered the city of ولخشونة شعبها تركها وانفرد قرب مدينة حلب Antioch, he resisted the Arians and kept them away from the churches. When the Emperor heard that, he م انتخبوه بطريركا عيل360 ويف سنة، بالشام إنطاكية يف ايام قسطنديوس بن قسطنطني exiled him in the same year that he was enthroned patriarch. The noble men of the city of Antioch, the كان رجال فاضال عاملا وديعا محبوبا من. الكبري bishops and the priests met and wrote to the Emper- فلام دخل مدينة إنطاكية ظل ثالثني. الجميع or asking for the return of the Patriarch. The Emperيوما وهو يقاوم األريوسيني ويبعدهم عن or returned St. Malatius in shame to them. نفس فلام سمع امللك بذلك نفاه يف. الكنائس When St. Malatius came back in the year 362 A.D., فاجتمع، السنة التي ارتقي فيها البطريركية he did not cease resisting the Arians, excommunicating them and all those who believed in their عظامء إنطاكية واألساقفة والكهنة وكتبوا للملك doctrines. He made clear to them their errors and فأعاده إليهم حياء، يطلبون رجوع القديس
explained to them their blasphemy. He declared, preached and confirmed that the Son was of the same essence as the Father, consubstantial with Him in essence and in Godship. The followers of Arius returned to slander St. Malatius before Emperor Valens, who exiled him again to a country further away than the one to which he was exiled first. When he arrived to his exile, the bishops and the fathers that were exiled from different countries came and gathered around and stayed with him. St. Malatius did not slack in teaching and interpreting what was difficult to understand in the Holy Scriptures. His epistles reached his flock, in spite of the distance, confirming their faith in the Holy Trinity, preaching the faith of the Council of Nicea and refuting the teachings of Arius. He was in exile for many years until his return to Antioch in the year 378 A.D. He was present in the Council of Constantinople in the year 381 A.D. Then he departed in peace. St. John Chrysostom (Golden Mouthed) praised St. Malatius on his feast day declaring his greatness and that he was not in any less stature than the apostles in honor for what he suffered from exile and humiliation for the sake of the Orthodox faith. His prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
New Born Baby Sophia Grace daughter of Matthew and Mariam Younan
م مل362 ولكنه ملا عاد سنة، منهم وحرمهم، يكف عن مقاومة األريوسيني وكل من يقول بقولهم مبينا لهم ، أخطاءهم وموضحا لهم بتجديفهم معلنا وكارزا ومثبتا إن االبن من جوهر . اآلب مساو له يف الجوهر والربوبية فعاد أشياع اريوس ووشوا به لدي امللك فنفاه مرة ثانية إىل بالد ابعد من التي وعند وصوله إىل منفاه. نفي إليها أوال سمع به األساقفة واألباء املنفيون من فاجتمعوا به وأقاموا، مختلف البلدان أما هو فلم يفرت عن التعليم. معا وكانت. وتفسري معاين الكتب الغامضة رسائله تصل إىل رعيته مع بعد املسافة وكارزا، مثبتا فيها ذكر الثالوث األقدس داحضا تعاليم، بإميان مجمع نيقية وقد أقام يف املنفي سنني كثرية.اريوس م وشهد378 ثم عاد إىل إنطاكية سنة مجمع القسطنطينية املسكوين سنة وقد مدحه. م ثم تنيح بسالم381 القديس يوحنا ذهبي الفم يف يوم وانه ليس، مبينا عظم مقداره، عيده اقل من الرسل نظرا ملا ناله من النفي . واإلهانة من اجل اإلميان املستقيم صالته تكون معنا ولربنا املجد دامئا .أبديا امني
New Born Baby Milla Yvonne Daughter of Mina and Sara Ibrahim
Reflections on the Liturgy Bible readings تأمالت ىف أنجيل القداس 3rd Sunday of the blessed month of Amsheer االحد الثالث من شهر أمثري املبارك John 6:27-46 ٤٦ - ٢٧ : ٦ يو “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him هذا هو عمل هللا أن تؤمنوا بالذى هو أرسله يوحنا whom He sent John” 6:29 29 ::66 This passage of the holy bible is the continuation of the الذى الفصل بقية هو املقدس هذا الفصل من أالنجيل 1st Sunday of the month of Amsheer’s readings, regardالرب رد بخصوص أمشري شهر من قرىء ىف األحد األول ing the Lord Jesus (Christ’s) answer to multitudes who عنه يبحثون وظلوا تبعوه الذين يسوع عىل الجموع followed Him and seeked to see Him after the miracle of “feeding of the multitudes” … when He said to them عندما قال لهم أعملوا ال.. بعد معجزة أشباع الجموع “Do not labour for the food which perishes, but for the .. للطعام البائد بل للطعام الباقى الذى للحياة االبدية food which endures to everlasting life” … here the mul- ماذا نفعل حتى نعمل أعامل.. وهنا يتساءل الجموع titudes asked … “What shall we do, that we may work هللا ؟؟ وكانت أجابة الرب لهم أن تؤمنوا بالذى هو the works of God”?? and the Lord answered “that you فهم.. مل يكن هذا الطلب سهال بالنسبة لهم.. أرسله believe in Him whom He sent” … this was not an easy أنهم مستعدون أن.. ال يؤمنون إال بالعالمات املادية ask for them … for they only believe in physical signs يؤمنوا أذا كان الرب سوف يقدم لهم آيات كل يوم … they were willing to believe if the Lord preformed .. مثل معجزه إشباع الجموع miracles for them every day similar to the “feeding of للفرجة آيات يريد الذى ىف الواقع أنهم من النوع the multitudes. االميان عندهم هو نوع قضاء الوقت.. و التسلبة In fact, they were the type of people who wants miracles for show and entertainment … faith and believing ومل يكن هذا هو اإلميان.. ولإلستفادة الجسدية فقط for them is just passing the time and physical benefits إن الرب يريد االميان البسيط الذى.. الذى يريده الرب only … but this is not the faith the Lord wanted … for .. به ثقة ومحبة كاملة the Lord wants simple faith with absolute trust and total .. آباؤنا أكلوا املن ىف الربية+ love. العجيب أنهم يستشهدون باآليات التى حدثت مع + Our fathers ate the manna in the desert .. رغم أنه ىف.. ويطالبون بآيات مثلها ىك يؤمنوا.. آبائهم Oddly enough they were mentioning miracles which الوأقع أن آبائهم مل يؤمذوا بالرغم من كل هذه اآليات happened with their forefathers … and requesting فقد صنع similar miracles in order to believe and have faith … مرص أرض من أخرجهم .. كثرية عجائب الرب مهم despite that their fore fathers did not believe either notالرب رضب كيف بأعينهم رأوا .. وقوية شديدة اع بذر withstanding such miracles and even though the Lord had made many wonders with them … the Lord granted املرصيني بالرضبات العرش وأما هم فلم ميسهم بسوء them exodus from Egypt with a mighty and strong arm .. عرب بهم الرب البحر االحعر بعد أن شقه أمامهم.. …they saw with their own eyes how the Lord stick أنار أمامهم.. أغرق فرعون وجنوده ىف البحر األحمر en the Egyptians with 10 plagues and they were not وبعد.. وأرشدهم بعمود غامم نهارا وعمود نار ليال afflicted … they crossed the red sea after it was opened كل هذه صعد موىس عىل الجبل ليأخذ الرشيعة before them … pharaoh and his solders drowned in the صنع بنو.. والوصايا ورغم منظر الجبل املضطرم نارا red sea … the Lord light their way (in the wilderness) أرسائيل ألنفسهم عجال وعبدوه وصاروا يرقصون حوله with a cloud in the daylight and a column of fire at ويقولون هذه آلهتك يا أرسائيل التى أخرجتك من night before them … after all this Moses went up the )4 ::32 32 أرض مرص (خروج mountain to receive the law and the commandments and وحتى هذا املن الذى.. )4 كان الرب يسقطه لهم من السامء كل يوم مل يجعلهم despite the view of the smouldering mountain before .. بل قالوا عنه لقد عافت نفوسنا هذا الطعام.. يؤمنوا them … the children of Israel moulded a golden calf )16 (خروج.. وأشتهوا قدور اللحم التى ىف أرض مرص and worshiped before it dancing and saying “ This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of .. كثريون يفهمون االميان بالطرق املادية املحسوسة Egypt!” (Exodus 32:4) … even with the manna which ويظنون أن اإلميان ال يتم اال من خالل ما تراه العني the Lord had prepared for them dail from heavens, they ولذلك.. وبذلك يخرسون الكثري جدا.. ويفهمه العقل did not have faith … but they said we had pot of meat in .. يسبقهم البسطاء واألطفال اىل ملكوت هللا the land of Egypt and we die hear from hunger (Exodus أنطروا كيف يشط العقل والتفكري املادى عن حقائق 16). .. االميان البسيطة Many understand faith only via the physical material.. ) )16 16 (لوقا هللا ملكوت عن الرب فعندما يتكلم istic means which they can sense … thinking, faith is عن يتكلم الوقت ذلك ىف بتفكريهم الفريسيون ظنه only fulfilled with what the eye can see and the head فساًلوه متى يأىت ملكوت هللا ؟؟ وهم.. ملكوت أرىض understand … in doing so, they risk a lot … therefore يقصدون متى يتم اإلنتصار عىل الرومان وتأسيس they are surpassed by the simple people who are children-like into the heavenly kingdom. وتقدم أثنني من تالميذه.. ملكوت هللا عىل االرض
See, how the (human) thought can drift a far with the طالبني أن يجلس واحد عن ميينه وواحد عن يساره ىف physical materialistic thoughts even with simple facts of وعندما قال لهم تحذروا.. )37 )37 ::10 10 ملكوته (مرقس faith .. ظنوه يتحدث عن الخبز.. من خمري الفريسيني When the Lord spoke of the kingdom of God (Luke 16) رغم أنه كان يقصد خمريهم أى.. والطعام املادى … the pharisees with their logic thought He was speak ومرة قال لهم عندما أقرتب.. رياءهم وتعاليمهم ing of an earthly kingdom … so they asked when this ويشرتى من ليس له سيف فليبع ثوبه.. موعد صلبه kingdom of god will come?? Meaning, when will they املحسوس وظنوه أيضا يتحدث عن السيف.. سيفا (the Jews) triumph over the romans and the kingdom of .. ) )22:38 22:38 (لوقا الذى للقتال وقالوا له يوجد سيفان God be established on earth (for the Jews) … and 2 of his disciples asked if they can be seated one on His right ومل يكن الرب يقصد السيف.. فقال لهم هذا يكفى and the other on His lift in His kingdom (Mark 10:37) بل كان يقصد سيف االميان و الحق.. للقتال والحرب And when (the Lord) said be aware of the pharisees’ ولذلك قال لهم هذا يكفى أى يكفى مناقشة هذا yeast … they thought He was speaking of bread and .. األمر فأنتم مل تفهموه بعد physical food … but what He meant with yeast is be هناك كثريون عندما تحدثهم عن سري القديسني careful of their (the pharisees) teachings and hypocrisy ويصل االمر.. ال يريدون أن يصدقوا.. ومعجزاتهم … then when He spoke of the hour of His crucifixion … .. بهم أنهم يتشككون ىف صدق هذه القصص and he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and الطاهرة فيشككون ىف ظهور السيدة العذراء القديسة buy one … they thought He was speaking of physical كاملة مريم ىف الزيتون رغم أنه أستمر أعواما sword for fighting and said to Him, here are two swords وعندما تحدثهم.. وشاهده عرشات بل مئات اآلالف (Luke 22:38) … He said to them “it is enough” … the عن أعجوبة حدثت خالل أيقونة للسيدة العذراء Lord did not mean a sword for fighting a war … but, He مريم أو أحد القديسني يسخرون بك ويتهمونك meant the sword of faith and truth, that is why He sait “it is enough” as in enough arguing and discussing it أن هؤالء مل يذوقوا بعد طعم االميان.. بالسذاج ًة because you have not yet understood. البسيط الذى يعمل ىف القلب وال يعمل من خالل There are many, when told of the saints’ stories and .. العقل miracles … they do not believe … and some doubt the قالت ىف قلبها لو لست ملست.. فاملرأة نازفة الدم truth about such stories … some doubt the apparition of وجاهدت وسط.. )44 )44 ::88 طرف ثوبه لشفيت (لوقا St Mary the virgin at Zeitoun, even though she was seen طرف وملست الرب الزحام الشديد حتى وصلت اىل by tens and even hundreds of thousands people for many أن الرب اد ر وأ .. وفعال وقف نزيف الدم.. ثوبه years continuously … and when told of miracle happen وأ ؟؟ ملسنى من فسأل يظهر أميانها هذا للجميع with an icon of the our lady the virgin Mary or one of the هذه القوة التى.. علن أن قوة قد خرجت منه saints (icon), they will make fun of you and accuse you of being simpleton … for such (people) have not tasted وحرم منها العلامء.. يستفيد منها البسطاء واالطفال yet the simple faith which works in the heart and not يقول سفر األعامل عن القديس بطرس.. والحكامء through logical minds. الرسول أنه عندما كان مير ىف مدينة كانوا يحرضون The woman with a flow of blood … said in her heart, املرىض عىل أرسة ويضعونهم ىف طريقه حتى أن if I touched the end of His garment, I will be healed مجرد ظله يقع عليهم فيشفون.. مر بهم ولو ظله (Luke 8:44) and she struggled among the crowds till وأيضا املناديل واملآذر املأخوذة عن.. )15 )15 ::55 (أعامل she reached the Lord and touched the end of His garوتخرج اض ر األم تشفى كانت الرسول القديس بولس ment … and indeed the flow of blood stopped and the .. ) )12 12 :19 : 19 (أعامل الرشيرة األرواح Lord wanted to declare to all her faith so He asked who نسمع عن هذا اإلميان القلبى البسيط ىف سري touched Me?? And declared the “I perceived power فنسمع عن القديس الذي أخذ عصا.. القديسني going out from Me” … this is the power (of faith) which the simple and child-like, benefit from … and the learned معلمه الجافة حسب أمره وغرسها وصار يسقيها and knowledgeable lack … the book of Acts tells us that .. مرتني كل يوم ويحرض لها املاء من مكان بعيد when St Peter went through a town, the people brought وعندئذ بعد سنوات منت العصا الجا فة وترعرعت و out the sick and they brought the sick out into the .. مثار االميان.. أنها مثار الطاعة.. أخرجت مثار streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least ونسمع عن القديس الذى أمره معلمه أن يذهب the shadow of St Peter passing by might fall on some أمره بذلك ليخترب.. ويحرض له ضبعة من الجبل of them (Acts 5:15) … even handkerchiefs or aprons الضبعة ويذهب ذلك االنسان خلف.. طاعته و أميانه were brought from his body(St body(St Paul) Paul) to the sick, and the تعاىل يجرى وراءها ويناديها قائال معلمى يقول لىك diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them اىل وتقف له الضبعة ويحملها كخروف وديع.. (Acts 19:12) … we hear of the simple faith of the heart .. معلمه in the stories of the Saints … we hear of saint who too هذا االميان العجيب الذى جعل الوحوش تخضع لهم his teachers’ dried rod (staff) upon his instruction and planted it, and twice a day he would water it, bringing بل جعلهم فعال يدوسون عىل الحيات.. وتخدمهم
water from a faraway distance … so after a few years, it grow ويرشبون سام مميتا فال يرضهم.. والعقارب a tree and blossomed and brought forth fruit … it is the fruit of .. كام يحدثنا الكتاب املقدس obedience the … fruit of faith. .. ما أحوجنا اىل هذا االميان العامل We hear of the saint who was asked by his teacher to bring االميان الذى ال يناقش.. االميان القلبى him a hyena from the mountain … he asked this of him to test املباحثات كثريا وال يجادل وال يدخل ىف his faith and obedience … so this man goes out and runs after مبحبة يعمل العقلية العميقة بقدر ما a hyena and shouts at it, my teacher tells you to come … and ىف .. هللا عمل وأتضاع وخشوع وثقة ىف the hyena stops and he carries it like a lamb (on his shoulders) رت صا االوىل القرون عرص االستشهاد ىف to his teacher!... this is the amazing faith which makes wild الكنيسة ىف أوج قوتها وظهرت الكنيسة animal obey and submit to them (the faithful) … indeed, they كصخرة واحدة قوية تتحطم عليها أمواج tremble upon serpents and scorpions … they will drink deadly poison with no harmful effect as we are told in the holy bible لوثنية العاتية ومل تستطع كل جيوشI لوثنيةI … we are in need of this active faith … faith of the heart … وقوة االمرباطورية الرومانية الجبارة أن the faith which does not argue much nor engage in byzantine ولكن عندما.. تزحزح الكنيسة من أميانها logical argument only but works with love, meekness, owe أنشغل أوالد هللا ىف املباحثات ا لعقلية and trust in God’s work … in the era of martyrdom in the االلفاظ وداخوا وأداخوا من معهم ىف معاىن early centuries (of Christianity), the church was on top of it’s دخل وعندها.. وتفسرياتها وتأويالتها powers and oneness … the church was like a rock, strong العقىل ر والغرو فكر الرئاسة وحب املنصب and breaks all waves of paganism and all the armies of the Roman Emperor could not divert (the church) from its faith … تفتتت وحدة الكنيسة وأنقسمت.. وسطهم وسالت الدماء مرة أخرى أنهارا.. رشقا وغربا but, when the sons of God were more occupied with logical arguments and the meanings of words and its use and deno- بل عىل.. ومل تكن هذه املرة عىل يد الوثنيني tations … and when the thought of control and status and the ومرت حواىل خمسة.. يد املسيحيني أنفسهم desire of higher positions entered among the church … it was عرش قرنا من الزمان ومازالت هنا ك جروح divided and lost its oneness and divided into west and east غائرة تنزف دما ىف جسد الكنيسة مام حدث … and blood flow into reivers once more, but this tie was not .. ىف ذلك الوقت by the hands of the pagans but at the hand of the Christians هو أميانك هل ؟؟ الحبيب أيها ما هو أميانك themselves … and 15 centuries had past since this time, but يرى أن فقط يريد الذى املتفرج من النوع still there is the wound of schism bleeding in the body of (the وروحه بقلبة يعيش أن يريد ال ولكن .. آيات one) church since then. للروحيات االشتياق لك ليكن .. االميان ىف هذا What type of faith do you have, beloved?? Is your faith of the الحنني اىل.. االهتامم بالطعام الباقى.. spectator type who only wants miracles … but does not want وهذا كله سوف ميأل قلبك.. السامويات his or her heart be sanctioned in the faith … let your desires be the spirituals … caring only for the everlasting food … بإميان عجيب يجعل نفسك وحياتك متتىلء longing to the heavenly … and this will fill your heart with من سالم حقيقى ال ينزعج وال يضطرب an amazing faith and will fill your life with true peace which .. مبشاكل وأمور هذا العامل الكثرية cannot be troubled with this worldly matters and issues. كل من يرى االين ويؤمن به تكون له+ + That everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may .. حيوه أبدية have everlasting life .. أن تستطيع أنك الحبيب أيها هل تعرف Beloved, do you know you can see the Lord Jesus … this is من أن الرب وعد وهكذا .. يسوع ترى الرب the Lord’s promise that who sees Him and believes in Him فكيف.. يراه ويؤمن تكون له حياة أبدية shall have everlasting life … then how can you see Him … to see Him with the eyes of faith … the faith which believes with االميان الذى.. تراه بعني اإلميان.. تراه أذن joy and trust when the Lord says “take, this is My Body eat يصدق بفرح وثقة عندما يقول له الرب خذوا … and take this is My Blood drink … who ever eats My Body خذوا أرشبوا هذا.. كلوا هذا هو جسدى and drinks My Blood, I will be in him and he in Me … the من يأكل جسدى ويرشب دمى.. هو دمى faith which sees in the church sacraments an amazing power االميان الذى يرى ىف أرسار.. يثبت ىف وأنا فيه … sees in the waters of the baptism a new birth … and the فريى ىف ماء املعمودية.. الكنيسة قوة عجيبة oil of Chrismation in Myroon is being filled with Holy Spirit ويرى ىف زيت املريون.. قوة الوالدة الجديدة … and sees in the bread and wine the sacrament of Eucharist (communion) as true Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus ويرى ىف الخبز.. عمل االمتالء بالروح القدس Christ … sees and trusts in the works of the Holy Spirit in the والخمر ىف رس االفخارستيا جسد حقيقى ودم ويرى ويثق ىف.. حقيقى لربنا يسوع املسيح prayers of the sacrament of marriage which makes the bride عمل الروح القدس ىف صلوات االكليل فتحول and the bride-groom no longer two separate people but one العريس و العروس من شخصني منفصلني body (in Christ) … and sees in the sacrament of confession (reconciliation) an amazing power which works in the penitent ويرى ىف رس االعرتاف قوة.. اىل جسد واحد
to have a true repentance and forgiveness and absolution عجيبة تعمل ىف االنسان التائب توبة حقيقية of his or her sins … and works in the candidates for the وتعمل ىف.. فينال حال وغفرانا من خطاياه sacrament of the priesthood to transform him into a repreاملتقدم لنوال رس الكهنوت فتحوله اىل وكيل sentative of God’s sacraments and gives his the authority to .. ألرسار هللا ومتنحه نعمة وسلطانا كهنوتيا administer as a priest. الكنيسة كم يخرس هؤالء الذين ينكرون أرسار How much do those who deny the church sacrament nor يحرمون فعال أنهم.. وال يؤمنون بقوتها وعملها believe in it’s powers, loose … they indeed deny them.. أنفسهم من أن يروا اإلبن selves from seeing the Son. با تؤمن أن السامرية كم كان سهال عىل املرأة How easy it was for the Samaritan woman to believe and )4 لرب يسوع (يوحنا have faith in the Lord Jesus (John 4) … but even to preach بل أن تبرش به لآلخرين.. )4 أيضا وكم كان صعبا عىل نيقودميوس وهو معلم of Him to others and how difficult it was for Nicodemus who was a teacher of the law, to believe the words of the الناموس أن يؤمن بكالم الرب يسوع عندما Lord Jesus and being “born again” (John 3:9) … the Sa لقد.. )9 )9 ::33 كلمه عن الوالدة الجديدة (يوحنا maritan woman understood and saw with the eyes of faith فهمت السامرية ورأت بعني اإلميان مامل يفهمه what Nicodemus could not comprehend and could see with .. نيقودميوس ومل يراه ىف مجادالته العقلية his logical arguments. (مرقس كان أميان املرأة الكنعانية قويا وعجيبا The faith of the Greek Syrophoenician woman was strong أبنتها يشفى فقد طلبت من الرب أن.. )27 )27 ::77 and amazing (Mark 7:27) … she asked the Lord to heal her أوال يشبعون البنني دعى الرب لها قال وعندما .. daughter … when He said “let the children be filled first” قالت له والكالب أيضا يأكلون من الفتات التى.. … she replied “and little dogs under the table eat from أنها تريد مجرد الفتات.. تسقط من مائدة أربابها the children crumbs” … she only wanted the crumbs … .. وال يضريها أن تصري كلبا يبحث عن البقايا.. and this did not bother her to be like a dog looking for the crumbs … the Lord praised her faith … for it superseded .. فقد فاق أميان الكثريين.. ومدح الرب أميانها many others’ faith … and the Lord also, praise the Centu الذى.. وهكذا مدح الرب أيضا أميان قائد املئه rion … who insisted that he is not worthy that The Lord ألح عىل الرب أن ال يتعب نفسه ويأىت اىل بيته should come under his roof. But only speak a word, and his بل يكفى أن يقول كلمة (متى.. ليشفى خادمه servant will be healed (Matthew 8:8) … he had faith that إن الرس.. فهو يؤمن بأن للرب سلطانا.. )8 )8 ::88 the Lord had authority (to heal his servant) … the core of تصدق أن ترفض أنك هو متاعبك من الكثري ىف many of your problem (my beloved) is that you refuse to .. بعقلك فقط تناقش أن وترص .. بقلبك believe and have faith with your heart … but insisting on يصل بعض.. ىف الكثري جدا من املشاكل العائلية logical argument of the head only. In many of the matrimonial problems … one of the partners االطراف اىل أستنتاج صعب بعد مناقشات كثرية would reach a harsh conclusion after many discussions, that وهو أن الحياة بينه وبني الطرف االخر صارت غري is life between them is no longer possible … thus with the وهكذا بتفكريه العقىل يتحدى مفعول.. ممكنة human logic, one exceeds the effects of the sacrament of ولو.. رس الزيجة الذى جعل منهام جسدا واحدا marriage which made the two one body … if he or she put قدم أميانه بقوة هذ الرس الذى وحدهام معا لرتك their faith in the power this sacrament which united them, االمر بني يدى هللا ىف ثقة أن الذى جعلهام جسدا then one would leave the matter in God’s hand with absoواحدا قادر أن ينزع املشاكل و املتاعب من lute trust that God who made the two; one body, is capable الطالق ولذلك يرفض الكتاب املقدس.. حياتهام of solving all problems and removing it from their lives … وجعلهام كيف ينفصل من جمعهام هللا.. متاما because of this the Holy Bible refuses divorce completely ننىس أن.. أننا ننىس عمل هللا.. جسدا واحدا … how can we set apart what God has united together and made them one body … we tend to forget the works of God أنه فقط يريدنا أن نسمح له بأن.. الرب يعمل .. يعمل … we tend to forget that God works … He wants us only to allow Him to work. .. عندما مير إنسان ىف أزمة أو مشكلة صعبة When, one endures a difficult problem … we tend to seek ورمبا يلتجىء لكل.. يجرى وراء الحلول البرشية human solutions … and maybe one will resort to all human قوة البرش وحكمتهم للخروج من هذه املشكلة wisdom and powers to resolve such a difficult problem … ينىس أن هللا قادر آن يعمل.. وينىس أهم ىشء.. forgetting the most important part … we forget that God is ينىس أن يطلب أرشاد هللا ومعونته.. ويتدخل capable of working and solving the problem … we forget اىل ولذلك تتعقد مشاكله جدا ويكاد تصل به.. to ask God for guidance and help … because of this the .. اليأس و القنوط problem becomes more complicated and we can even reach حياتك ىف هللا عمل تطلب أن أيها الحبيب تعلم the stage of despair and giving up. تعلم أن الصالة هى أقرب الطرق للحلول.. Beloved, learn to ask God to work in your life … learn that .. paryers is the shortest route to a solution.
The 21 Martyrs of Libya: Videotaped Instanteous Sainthood Bishop Youssefو Youssef وBishop, Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States The 21 men of Libya are men of valor and courage. We need to respect them for who they are and what befall them. The 21 martyrs of Libya are to be commended for allowing those of all beliefs, nationalities, and political platforms to bear witness to instantaneous sainthood through videography. In today›s contemporary world bearing witness to murder can easily be accomplished with malice aforethought. Malice aforethought is a premeditated state of mind to harm another in a most desecrated bodily way. Beheading occurred in Biblical antiquity and was considered one of the harshest of punishments such as that of St. John the Baptist. King Herod took the life of St. John the Baptist--in particular he had him beheaded. The king then took the head put it on a platter and placed it in the midst of a party. King Herod›s reckless indifference to human life fulfilled no land gain to his kingdom, improved no relations between countries, and did not gain him wealth. It actually did not gain him the admiration of a woman he was ardently seeking to secure. All it accomplished in the historical sense was to display before the world a malignant heart. We recognize that the extremeness of taking human life through murder disrupts orderliness of society. Look at the world›s war torn lands, lands that can no longer produce crops, roads that can no longer promote transportation, children that live in fear for their very lives. Women who are desecrated because of their faith-- Of what greater good can this serve? The 21 martyrs of Libya travelled to Libya to support their families. They did not go for riches to secure. They did not go to ensure a college fund for their children. Rather they travelled to Libya out of the need to provide the necessities for their families. What father would not want his children to have the basic fundamentals of life? These 21 Coptic men are to be commended for their desire not to let their families succumb to poverty and its devastating nature. Rather they evaluated and by choice determined their families were worth the risk that could confront them in Libya with the ever-growing extremist activity. These 21 martyrs were not going to desk jobs, were not recruited for a specialized skill set but rather were voluntarily travelling to Libya most in hopes of construction type labor. Hard working, devoted family men, who carried no weapons, and were not involved in any activities considered taunting the extremistists to the beheading which awaited each of them. Many believe the stories of our saints to be over exaggerated and beautified. The martyrdom of the 21 of Libya is a living history today of the more than 2000 years of Coptic Christianity and the history it holds so dear. Before God and before the world-it is common knowledge that the blood of these 21 martyrs survives and flows in their sons and daughters as history aligns itself once again. As horrifying as the scene and the beheading must have been, they will be forever immortalized in Coptic History, perhaps even one day honored through a book such as the Synaxarium. «Those holy martyrs who were once with us, are now seated with Christ. They are sharers in His kingdom and partakers with Him in His judgment. They act as His judicial assessors.» Dionysius of Alexandria (c.262). Stories will grow of their courage, of their steadfastness, of their love of the Lord first and then of their families. Let us not destroy their great reputations by angry, hating
hearts. Rather let us pray for those who seem to have a need to kill, to hate, and to live their lives accordingly. Is it truly a wise God›s will to murder a certain sect of people-if it is then why create them at all? Sometimes I believe the challenge of understanding martyrdom is two fold; first to bring honor to our Lord through a willingness to die for our beloved Coptic Christianity; second it is to spread our faith through the world with the blood of the martyr. This includes our enemies. The military has the job of securing peaceful time; we have the job of praying for them and those who disrupt peace through murder. While turmoil will always exist in this world, and grieving to following it we must not lose sight of the men that died because they were Christian. Christian to the end of their world, Christian›s who were martyred and began life in the eternal world. As with the all knowing, all-purpose of our Lord Jesus Christ this too must have a meaning. God calls all throughout martyrs to repent, to change, and to reform into that person we are all created to be. To show compassion and love even unto those who persecute us. «In the baptism of blood, life itself is laid down. Thus, love covers the multitude of sins» (Tertullian (c.213)). Our beloved St. Moses the Strong killed Christians by his sword and he now has monasteries that bear his name. St. Paul stood nearby and watched the stoning of St. Stephen and perhaps even threw a stone. Lest we forget, our Coptic Church honors St. Paul by the addition of his name to the Holy Apostles. Reformation is a mighty act. Conversion to Christianity is a greater act. Our Lord Jesus Christ did not act as a soldier, was not vindictive, nor did he take a single life while on this earth. Rather he gave life to all those who would believe upon Him. He chose disciples that were prayerful not those who were warriors. He chose those men who would run from a fight rather than be on the front lines yelling and throwing stones. While this seems cowardice it must also be realized that a greater strength of man evolved-Our Lord also chose those who could be baptized with the baptism of blood, «But Jesus answered them and said, ‹you do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?» (Matthew 20:22). What is the message these martyrs confirmed? The 21 martyrs of Libya could drink of the cup and be baptized with the blood. Further by the advent of videotape, these martyrs in a single moment of time with a single event spread the Holy Gospel to the entire world. AND THE WORLD LISTENED. They earned their heavenly reward, drank from the cup and were baptized with the blood in the most brutal of actions-and much more than this, they proved to be worthy of sainthood in a single day forever captured on videotape without dispute. Praise be to God! May we all pay homage to these 21 martyrs of Libya in our Great Fast Prayers, their families who continue the same strength of bloodline and pray for those whom despise us and persecute us for HIS NAME SAKE,
+ Remeber O Lord the Departed: Departed to The Lord Mrs Evelyn Wiesa, wife of the late Mr Victor Tawas Wiesa. Mother of George, Nagi and Adil. Sister of Nashaat Gundi, Isis Ikladious, Nabil Gundi, Thoria Ikladious and the late Tagreed Gundi. Grandmother of Mary, Mark, Verena, Andrew, and Sabena. May the Lord repose her soul and grant peace and comfort for all family members. + Remeber O Lord the Departed: Departed to The Lord in Egypt, Mrs Resmal Goda, wife of the late Mr Saad Gawrgyous. Mother of Gerges Gawrgyous and Adel Gawrgyous. Grandmother of Sameh Meleka, Ehab Meleka, Marina, Botamin, Thomas, Bianca, Belagia and Bernice May the Lord repose her soul and grant peace and comfort for all family members
Blessed Baptism Baby Anastasia daughter of Kyrillos & Maryanne Ibrahim Saturday12th February 2022 St. Mary’s Church
أذكر يارب الراقدين+ قلت إلى الرب السيدة إيفيلين زوجة المرحوم،ويصا والدة.السيد فيكتور توس ويصا و عادل، وناجي،كل من جورج وشقيقة كل من نشأت.ويصا ، وإيزيس إقالديوس،جندي ،وثريا إقالديوس،ونبيل جندي وجدة.والمرحومة تغريد جندي ، وفيرينا، ومارك،كل من ميري وسابينا،وأندرو الرب المحب ينيح نفسها ويعزى كل أفراد األسرة أذكر يارب الراقدين+ انتقلت الى االمجاد السماوية السيدة رسمال جوده زوجة المرحوم السيد سعد جاورجيوس ووالدة كل من جرجس جاورجيوس وعادل جاورجيوس وجدة كل من سامح مليكة وايهاب مليكة ومارينا وبوتامينا وتوماس وبيانكا وبيالچيا وبرنيسي الرب المحب ينيح نفسها ويعزى كل أفراد األسرة
Nominations for Priesthood for St. Mary’s Coptic Church, Kensington HH Pope Tawadros II approved the nominations to be announced. Ordinations will be on Saturday 26th Feb 2022 8am bending congregation approval المرشحين للرسامة الكهنوتية بكنيسة العذراء القديسة مريم -ملبورن وافق قداسة البابا المعظم األنبا تاوضروس الثانى على اعالن أسماء المرشحين تتم الرسامة يوم السبت ٢٦فبراير ٧ ٨ ٢٠٢٢صباحا على أن يحصل المرشحين على موافقة أغلبية شعب الكنيسة وموافقة الكهنة والشمامسة وخدام مدارس األحد Marco Makary
Aiman Tawadros
Blessed Marriage John Sharobeam & Vivian El-Shamaa Saturday 12th February 2022 at St. Mary’s Church
New Buildings Contracts Signed
Last Friday 21st January the contract for the New Building at St. Mary’s church was signed by the company chosen to construct the building: SJ Higgens. Contract value is $11,741,721. Trustees signatures was obtained Bank has approved the required Loan. The construction company should be able to start acquiring the site and startin demolishing of old buildings soon. This project was an outcome of so much hard working over many years. May the Lord reward all those who have planned and worked hard to get to this stage. May the Lord support us to continue and get this project accomplished for His Glory. The great support of all members of congregation is a driving and essential factor to achieve our goals. May the Lord bless you all.
توقيع عقد المبنى الجديد بكنيسة العذراء . تم توقيع عقد المبانى الجديدة بكنيسة العذراء مريم٢٠٢٢ يناير٢١ يوم الجمعة الماضى ١١وو٧٤١ ١١ ٧٤١وو٧٢١ قيمة العقد هى.الشركة الى حصلت على العقد هى أس جى هيجينز ومن المتوقع أن تستلم الشركة موقع المبانى. وقد وقع أمناء الكنيسة ومندوبى البنك.دوالرا .وتبدأ اعمال الهدم والمبانى قريب خالل األسابيع القادمة نشكر هللا كثيرا على عمله معنا فهذا المشروع هو نتاج صلوات ومجهودات كثيرة لسنين . الرب يتمم هذ العمل ويبارك تعب ومحبة الجميع.طويلة Donations to St Mary›s Church and Building project can be made by the following Link للتبرعات لكنيسة العذراء مريم ومشروع المبانى أضغط على الرابط https://www.stmc.org.au/donate (Copy & Paste on Web Browser) Special Thanks for all who keep working tirelessly for the success of this project. May the Lord reward them all and bless all their works